New Ghost in the Shell Anime Adds Kenichi Ogata and Masashi Ebara
The casting additions come as the series continues its weekly rollout, with the fourth episode introducing new characters that expand the world beyond the core Section 9 team.
Key Facts
- Kenichi Ogata voices Col. Tonoda in The Ghost in the Shell anime.
- Masashi Ebara voices the president of Hanka Precision Instruments company in The Ghost in the Shell anime.
- The characters appeared in the anime's fourth episode, which aired on Tuesday.
- The Ghost in the Shell anime premiered on July 7 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's Ka-Anival!! block.
- The anime streams on Amazon Prime Video Japan and simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced two new cast members for The Ghost in the Shell television anime from Science SARU on Thursday. Kenichi Ogata voices Col. Tonoda, and Masashi Ebara voices the president of Hanka Precision Instruments company. Both characters appeared in the anime's fourth episode, which aired on Tuesday. The staff also shared an end card for the episode, illustrated by animator Tetsuya Nishio, known for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The anime premiered on July 7 on the Ka-Anival!! programming block on Kansai TV and Fuji TV, airing Tuesday nights at 11:00 p.m. JST. It began streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan the same day, and is available simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam. The first two episodes screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June and at Anime Expo on July 4. The series marks Mokochan's directorial debut, with Toh Enjoe writing and overseeing scripts, and Shuhei Handa designing characters and serving as chief animation director.
The production committee for the series includes Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G. The show premiered on July 7 on the Ka-Anival!! block on Kansai TV and Fuji TV, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan the same day at 11:30 p.m. JST, shortly after the broadcast. It is available simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam.
Mokochan, making his directorial debut, previously worked as a storyboarder and key animator on DAN DA DAN, The Heike Story, and Tatami Time Machine Blues. Toh Enjoe, who wrote the novel The Empire of Corpses and worked on Space Dandy and Godzilla Singular Point, handles series scripts. Shūhei Handa, whose credits include Little Witch Academia and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, designs characters and serves as chief animation director. Taisei Iwasaki, known for BELLE, is music director and composes with Ryō Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. King Gnu performs the opening theme "Go Ghost," and MILLENNIUM PARADE feat. Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar perform the ending theme "Blue."
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Sources
- Anime News Network This Week in Anime I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts