Kuro Games announces Wuthering Waves: Elysium — the game's first animated series, produced by new in-house studio Kuro Onroad

On July 17, 2026, during the opening night of the "To the New World" concert tour in Shanghai, Kuro Games announced its first animated series based on the hit open-world action RPG Wuthering Waves. The series, titled Wuthering Waves: Elysium, was revealed as the finale of the performance and marks the debut project of the developer's newly established in-house animation division .

A new in-house animation division: Kuro Onroad

Crucially, Kuro Games did not outsource the series to an existing animation studio. Instead, it launched Kuro Onroad (also reported as Kuro Onboard), a brand-new internal animation brand with the stated mission to "bring the company’s games and worlds to life through animation" . By keeping production in-house, Kuro Games retains full creative control over art direction, visual effects, and product integration .

The teaser trailer: brief and evocative

A short promotional video (PV) was shown as the concert finale and later uploaded to the official Wuthering Waves YouTube channel and Kuro Onroad's newly launched social media accounts . The roughly one-minute teaser confirms the series title and offers glimpses of several in-game characters who are expected to feature prominently . No dialogue, narrative beats, or specific setting details have been shared.

What's still unknown: release date, episode count, and plot direction

Kuro Games has not announced a release date, episode window, episode count, or streaming platform. The project is described only as "currently in production" . No synopsis or plot direction has been revealed. Industry speculation ranges from a direct adaptation of the game's main story to a side story or a promotional anthology of character-focused episodes .

Broader context: a growing franchise

The Elysium announcement capped Kuro Games' first-ever global concert tour for Wuthering Waves, which drew two sold-out nights at Shanghai's SPD Bank Oriental Sports Centre . Kuro Games described the launch as "a new chapter" as it expands the franchise beyond the game itself . The creation of an in-house animation studio signals Kuro Games' long-term commitment to the Wuthering Waves IP across multiple media .