Kojima Productions shared new details and teaser video for Death Stranding Isolations, the upcoming animated series streaming exclusively on Disney+ or other Disney Services in 2027, during the studio’s 10th anniversary celebration event: BEYOND THE STRAND: The Odyssey of Creation and Endeavor at Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo.
Set in the world of Death Stranding, the anime 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.
Watch the teaser trailer in the player below:
“My mom became a crater.”
The Death Stranding—a catastrophic series of explosions caused when the dead crept into our world and collided with the living.
In the wake of this cataclysm, many were forced to live in absolute isolation—among them, a young girl. Although this lonely existence was forced upon her, she soon grows to prefer solitude, eschewing all opportunities for real human connection and allowing herself to be strung along by fate.
In DEATH STRANDING, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima brought you a haunting vision of a shattered world. Now, that world expands into new frontiers with a brand-new animation series.
Under the guidance of director Takayuki Sano, world-class hand-drawn animations have been brought to life by renowned studio “E&H production” (NINJA KAMUI, BULLET/BULLET, the Magic Knight Rayearth television series).
The story is set in North America immediately after Sam—the protagonist of the game—reconnects the continent by means of the Chiral Network. However, as America is reborn from the ashes, the renewed connections that bind it together bring about new and unforeseen consequences.
In this tumultuous new landscape, there are some who walk a different path to the one chosen by Sam and his Bridges comrades: a wise old man who connects people through a method that defies all reckoning; a female soldier ensnared in a cycle of war and destruction; a boy who seethes with rage at the absurdity of his life…and of course, the girl who chose to sever all ties with the outside world…Fate has other plans for her, however, and chance encounters see her launched headfirst into a world she does not recognise.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS presents BEYOND THE STRAND: The Odyssey of Creation and Endeavor at Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo, from 31st October to 20th December 2026. Visitors can explore never-before-seen production materials, a 10th Anniversary limited LUDENS statue and a 360-degree immersive video installation created exclusively for the show. Find out more here.
