New Ghost in the Shell Anime Casts Chikahiro Kobayashi as Lee
The casting announcement and shared end card keep the weekly rollout of the new Ghost in the Shell series moving, with the episode featuring a new character in the franchise's latest telling.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced that Chikahiro Kobayashi plays Lee in the eighth episode of the new Ghost in the Shell television anime from Science SARU. The staff also shared the episode's end card, illustrated by animator and director Shingo Natsume. The series premiered on July 7 on the new Ka-Anival!! programming block from Kansai TV and Fuji TV.
Lee is a new addition to the cast roster of the current Ghost in the Shell television anime, voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi in the series' eighth episode, which aired on Tuesday. The episode's end card came from Shingo Natsume, the animator and director known for One Punch Man.
The series is directed by Mokochan, who is making his directorial debut at Science SARU, with Toh Enjoe writing and overseeing the scripts and Shuhei Handa handling character design. Maaya Sakamoto leads the cast as Motoko Kusanagi.
The anime premiered on July 7 on the new Ka-Anival!! programming block from Kansai TV and Fuji TV, and it streams on Amazon Prime Video Japan after broadcast.
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