“Death Stranding Isolations” Anime Series Coming Soon To Disney+

Disney has announced at special showcase event in Hong Kong Disneyland, that it is teaming up with legendary game creator Hideo Kojima for a new original animated series for Disney+ that is currently going by the working title of “Death Stranding Isolations”.

The show is based on the video game series, “Death Stranding”, which was originally released in 2019 and has captivated over 20 million players worldwide, blending cinematic ambition, metaphysical mystery, and emotional connection. The sequel, “Death Stranding 2: On The Beach”, recently launched exclusively on PlayStation 5 on June 26th, 2025.

Set in the world of “Death Stranding”, this series will tell a completely new story, separate from that of the video games. The upcoming series will follow a young man and woman as they set out on an adventure. Told through a traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation style, some of Japan’s top animation talent at E&H production are currently working to bring the series to life.

The official show’s description explains that once, there was an explosion…Lonesome souls of the dead manifest in the physical world, reaching in search of the living. However, the connection they create triggers a massive explosion that eradicates anything of this world—a phenomenon referred to as the Death Stranding. These events wipe out nations as well as civilisation itself. People who remain are now isolated, withdrawn, and without connections. As humanity stands at the brink, a legendary porter set out to transport both cargo and wishes of its senders, reconnecting people in the hope that they might still be saved.

Based on the video game born out of the mind of legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a new animation series headed by Japan’s up-and-coming animation studio E&H production. Helmed by E&H’s Takayuki Sano, it follows in the footsteps of the original in spirit and ideas and depicts the world of Death Stranding through a bold yet subtle touch and top-class hand-drawn animation.

Somewhere in North America, just as Sam Bridges walks through the continent in order to save America, the someones are also trying to deal with their isolation in their own way. An old man trying to realise salvation through ways outside of the connection advocated by Bridges. A female warrior who tries to kickstart a world of constant fighting. A boy with a grudge against Bridges. A girl who embraces loneliness. On the precipice of the end of humanity and the world, their fates and hopes converge, as another story of Death Stranding begins.  And now, comes another explosion…

The show will be coming exclusively to Disney+ in 2027, and some new concept art created by Ilya Kuvshinov, who served as character designer for “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045”, was also revealed, along with confirmation that Takayuki Sano will be the series director.

Disney has previously teamed with Hideo Kojima on a documentary series, “Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds”, which goes behind the scenes of making the hit video game.

Roger’s Take:  Disney continues to expand into the anime world as its popularity expands globally, and this project is exactly what the streaming service needs to reach a teenage audience.  I’ve played many hours of “Death Stranding” and it’s got a weird story that is really interesting, so expanding the story out into a different medium makes sense, plus now it gives me a perfect excuse to play the sequel before the anime series arrives. 

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