Update, August 22: Qzil.la has responded, assuring fans that no AI has been used in Sekiro: No Defeat's production. Click here to jump to the new information.
The Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime, announced at Gamescom 2025, has found itself landing squarely in the hotseat—as it turns out, the studio brought in by Crunchyroll to produce it, named Qzil.la, has used AI in its past work, and fans are worried that it might be doing so again.might just be using generative AI in their work. Well. Potentially.
