If you're looking for something to watch to celebrate Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's Game of the Year nomination at this year's Keighleyfest, you might have to wait a little longer. The plan is for the Elden Ring anime, which had a cool trailer released earlier this year.
Yes, a fan-made Elden Ring anime being worked on by a team led by YouTuber Steins Alter just got a new update video, which has a revised release date for a “full production” version next year. In case you missed it, the project released its first official trailer back in July, and understandably, a lot of Fromsoft fans were pretty excited.
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You can watch this latest trailer below, which includes a “director's cut” version of the original trailer from earlier this year , which has already received some pretty cool footage of the likes of Malegna, Mogg, and Miquela Visual and effects updates. If you're having a hard time telling exactly how the two are different, there's a handy side-by-side comparison of the two at the end of the video.
The video, in addition to new Japanese, French, and Brazilian dubs in the trailer, also lists summer 2025 as a release date, rather than the fall 2024 window outlined in the first trailer in July. Towards the end of the video, Steins Alter acknowledged the new window, saying “it was a hard decision for me to make, not to accept the choice.”
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“However, we animators are all very busy, and rushing for time is not in my interest,” they continued. “I want to spend these few months polishing the animation and style so that these animations can have the greatest impact.” Talented animator. They also added: “This trailer isn't even a final look, it's just a work in progress and my original vision was to showcase the talent we and the studio have behind it, and the quality we're capable of achieving.” “
The description of the video's initial release seems likely to hint that the trailer is still planned to be released this fall, reading: “This is a trailer for our upcoming animated project celebrating Elden Ring. The final production is expected to be around 5 minutes long, this year Released in the fall, this trailer is not yet complete and does not represent the final product, but it showcases the talent behind it. The full production will be released in summer 2025 and is over 5 minutes long and full of content celebrating sakuga!”
However, Steins Alter confirmed to iGamesNews that they and their team have indeed delayed the launch of the project until summer 2025. “This was because the scope of the project was beyond what I had planned to help accommodate the team's schedule,” they added, “I also wanted to ensure a high quality standard that goes beyond any other fan animation production.”
If you haven't heard, the big Elden Ring news today is that Sony is reportedly in talks to acquire FromSoftware's current majority owner, Kadokawa Corporation.
