Death Stranding anime’s first trailer is so epic it might finally help people grasp it isn’t a walking simulator at all
The first trailer for the Death Stranding anime is now out. It’s brief, punchy, and sets the stage for the entire show in under 60 seconds. We get to see Beached Things’ iconic footprints, a character struggling to understand her own circumstances and why she can sense such entities, and, of course, a massive crater. There are always craters. The trailer came out last night, confirming a 2027 release on Disney+. Death Stranding: Isolations is the full title, and is being produced by Kojima’s studio in collaboration with E&H, a Japanese animation company founded by former MAPPA director Sunghoo Park. It previously worked on the ONA Bullet/Bullet, as well as Ninja Kanui and Red Cat Ramen. First trailer for the ‘DEATH STRANDING’ 2D anime series.Releasing in 2027 on Disney+ https://t.co/czmUVXVX1X— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 30, 2026 https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 The trailer opens up with a courier standing on the outer rim of a crater caused by a Beached Thing (BT) explosion, which, if you are not aware, happens when a BT entity swallows a living creature. The event is known as a voidout and is equivalent to several thermonuclear bombs going off at once. It’s a core part of the Death Stranding universe and the story of Sam Porter, the protagonist, who seems to be present in this initial scene. It could be any other courier wearing the Bridges uniform, however. Later on, the trailer shifts to the perspective of a young girl who seems to be using a VR headset to help her sleep, and is then approached by a strange entity. Whether this is a BT, as she seems to be dreaming of them, is unclear. She wakes up, startled, and that’s where the trailer ends. It’s all rather ominous and mysterious, but that’s par for the course. Death Stranding is one of my favorite games of all time, and that includes its direct sequel, On the Beach. Both are set in our own world where the veil between the living and the dead is completely broken and passage is freely allowed between them. Of course, some things were never meant to mix, and just like Dan Brown’s antimatter in Angels and Demons, so do the dead cause catastrophic damage to those still drawing breath. The story is emotional, packed with fantastic characters and actors, and writing that, even if a bit over-the-top at times, is seldom outmatched by any other game currently available. It’s definitely a masterclass in game design, but unfortunately for its sales and status, a lot of people have been sharing fake information about it, calling it a walking simulator and being very reductive about what the game actually is. And I hope this anime, whenever it does air, will bring a bigger audience into this amazing world and inspire them to play the game and see that all they’ve been hearing is, well, complete bulls**t. The post Death Stranding anime’s first trailer is so epic it might finally help people grasp it isn’t a walking simulator at all appeared first on Destructoid.
The first trailer for the Death Stranding anime is now out. It’s brief, punchy, and sets the stage for the entire show in under 60 seconds. We get to see Beached Things’ iconic footprints, a character struggling to understand her own circumstances and why she can sense such entities, and, of course, a massive crater. There are always craters.
The trailer came out last night, confirming a 2027 release on Disney+. Death Stranding: Isolations is the full title, and is being produced by Kojima’s studio in collaboration with E&H, a Japanese animation company founded by former MAPPA director Sunghoo Park. It previously worked on the ONA Bullet/Bullet, as well as Ninja Kanui and Red Cat Ramen.
First trailer for the ‘DEATH STRANDING’ 2D anime series.
Releasing in 2027 on Disney+ https://t.co/czmUVXVX1X
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 30, 2026 https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 The trailer opens up with a courier standing on the outer rim of a crater caused by a Beached Thing (BT) explosion, which, if you are not aware, happens when a BT entity swallows a living creature. The event is known as a voidout and is equivalent to several thermonuclear bombs going off at once. It’s a core part of the Death Stranding universe and the story of Sam Porter, the protagonist, who seems to be present in this initial scene. It could be any other courier wearing the Bridges uniform, however.
Later on, the trailer shifts to the perspective of a young girl who seems to be using a VR headset to help her sleep, and is then approached by a strange entity. Whether this is a BT, as she seems to be dreaming of them, is unclear. She wakes up, startled, and that’s where the trailer ends. It’s all rather ominous and mysterious, but that’s par for the course.
Death Stranding is one of my favorite games of all time, and that includes its direct sequel, On the Beach. Both are set in our own world where the veil between the living and the dead is completely broken and passage is freely allowed between them. Of course, some things were never meant to mix, and just like Dan Brown’s antimatter in Angels and Demons, so do the dead cause catastrophic damage to those still drawing breath.
The story is emotional, packed with fantastic characters and actors, and writing that, even if a bit over-the-top at times, is seldom outmatched by any other game currently available. It’s definitely a masterclass in game design, but unfortunately for its sales and status, a lot of people have been sharing fake information about it, calling it a walking simulator and being very reductive about what the game actually is.
And I hope this anime, whenever it does air, will bring a bigger audience into this amazing world and inspire them to play the game and see that all they’ve been hearing is, well, complete bulls**t.
The post Death Stranding anime’s first trailer is so epic it might finally help people grasp it isn’t a walking simulator at all appeared first on Destructoid.
The trailer came out last night, confirming a 2027 release on Disney+. Death Stranding: Isolations is the full title, and is being produced by Kojima’s studio in collaboration with E&H, a Japanese animation company founded by former MAPPA director Sunghoo Park. It previously worked on the ONA Bullet/Bullet, as well as Ninja Kanui and Red Cat Ramen.
First trailer for the ‘DEATH STRANDING’ 2D anime series.
Releasing in 2027 on Disney+ https://t.co/czmUVXVX1X
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 30, 2026 https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 The trailer opens up with a courier standing on the outer rim of a crater caused by a Beached Thing (BT) explosion, which, if you are not aware, happens when a BT entity swallows a living creature. The event is known as a voidout and is equivalent to several thermonuclear bombs going off at once. It’s a core part of the Death Stranding universe and the story of Sam Porter, the protagonist, who seems to be present in this initial scene. It could be any other courier wearing the Bridges uniform, however.
Later on, the trailer shifts to the perspective of a young girl who seems to be using a VR headset to help her sleep, and is then approached by a strange entity. Whether this is a BT, as she seems to be dreaming of them, is unclear. She wakes up, startled, and that’s where the trailer ends. It’s all rather ominous and mysterious, but that’s par for the course.
Death Stranding is one of my favorite games of all time, and that includes its direct sequel, On the Beach. Both are set in our own world where the veil between the living and the dead is completely broken and passage is freely allowed between them. Of course, some things were never meant to mix, and just like Dan Brown’s antimatter in Angels and Demons, so do the dead cause catastrophic damage to those still drawing breath.
The story is emotional, packed with fantastic characters and actors, and writing that, even if a bit over-the-top at times, is seldom outmatched by any other game currently available. It’s definitely a masterclass in game design, but unfortunately for its sales and status, a lot of people have been sharing fake information about it, calling it a walking simulator and being very reductive about what the game actually is.
And I hope this anime, whenever it does air, will bring a bigger audience into this amazing world and inspire them to play the game and see that all they’ve been hearing is, well, complete bulls**t.
The post Death Stranding anime’s first trailer is so epic it might finally help people grasp it isn’t a walking simulator at all appeared first on Destructoid.
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