Announced today out of Guangzhou, Kuro Onroad is a new animation brand from Kuro Games, and its first project is an animated series called Wuthering Waves: Elysium. The brand was established to bring the company’s games and worlds to life through animation, and the series reveal arrived alongside an official announcement trailer.
The announcement keeps things brief beyond the reveal itself, as Elysium is described simply as a brand-new animated series based on the world of Kuro’s open-world action RPG. There’s no release window, story detail, character information, or production staff attached yet. Kuro says the launch marks a new chapter for the company as it expands the Wuthering Waves universe beyond the game, offering fans another way to experience its characters, stories, and world through animation.
Wuthering Waves has come a long way since launching in May 2024 on mobile and PC, later making its way to PlayStation 5 in January 2025, and the game is now also available on XBOX Series X|S. While I enjoyed the game at launch, I ended up dropping it a little over a year later. The reason is a surprising one: Wuthering Waves just had too much content for me to keep up with while I was trying to juggle other games to review and play. For an open-world gacha, though, it’s one of the best in my opinion, and it’s actually free-to-play friendly. Future updates on Elysium will be shared through Kuro Onroad’s social channels, which so far amount to little more than a stay-tuned message.
