The new television series Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell, produced by Science SARU, premieres on July 7, 2026, on Kantele and Fuji TV, with Prime Video streaming in Japan and worldwide. An English dub cast has been announced, and the first two episodes will screen at Annecy and Anime Expo ahead of the broadcast.
Science SARU's Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell is the first TV anime in the franchise in over a decade and the first direct cel-animated adaptation of Masamune Shirow's original manga stories, rather than a reinterpretation. The series follows an episodic case-of-the-week format, with a hand-drawn production pipeline that uses CG only for elements impossible in 2D, such as first-person-shooter-style camera movements. The story centers on Public Security Section 9 investigating a hacker called the Puppet Master.
The series is directed by Toma "Mokochan" Kimura in her debut role, with series composition and script by Tow Ubukata, character design and chief animation direction by Shuhei Handa, and music by Taisei Iwasaki. The ending theme is "Blue" by MILLENNIUM PARADE, featuring Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar. The English dub cast is led by Suzie Yeung as Motoko Kusanagi and SungWon Cho as Daisuke Aramaki, marking the first time the iconic role has been voiced by a new actor in English since the original film, following the death of longtime Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka in 2024.
The series will premiere on July 7, 2026, at 23:00 JST on Kantele and Fuji TV's new anime slot Ka Anibar!!, with Prime Video streaming the fastest in Japan at 23:30 JST. Overseas, the anime will stream exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam. The first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026 and at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, with staff panels. Multiple merchandise collaborations have been announced, including T-shirts from GEEKS RULE, a 1/4 scale figure from Prime 1 Studio, plastic models from Bandai Spirits, and card wafers from Bandai Candy Division. A large-scale exhibition spanning the entire Ghost in the Shell anime series is touring, with a Kansai leg running from July 17 to August 30, 2026, at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
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Amazon Prime Video announced its July 2026 lineup on June 26, featuring the new Ghost in the Shell TV anime, the One Piece spin-off One Piece Heroines, and a large catalog of Pokémon and Crayon Shin-chan films. The theatrical film of The Dangers in My Heart arrives July 13 as a Prime Video exclusive.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on June 24 that official apparel and smartphone cases for the TV anime Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell are now available through Amazon's print-on-demand service, Amazon Merch on Demand. The lineup includes T-shirts, pullover hoodies, and smartphone cases featuring designs of protagonist Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, the Fuchikoma, and other motifs. T-shirts are priced at 3,640 yen in black or white, available in men's XS-3XL and women's M and L sizes. Hoodies cost 5,930 yen in black, with the same size range. Smartphone cases for iPhone models are 2,950 yen. The anime, based on Masamune Shirow's manga, is produced by Science SARU and directed by Moko-chan, with series composition by Tow Ubukata and character design by Shuhei Handa. It will premiere on July 7 on Kantele and Fuji Television, and will stream on Prime Video in Japan. The goods are manufactured after ordering, so they are always in stock.
Science SARU's upcoming Ghost in the Shell television series has announced its English dub cast, led by Suzie Yeung as Motoko Kusanagi and SungWon Cho as Daisuke Aramaki. The first two episodes will screen in the U.K. on June 26 and at Anime Expo on July 4, ahead of the July 7 premiere on Prime Video Japan and television.
At the Annecy Festival, Science Saru's director Toma "Mokochan" Kimura and producer Kohei Sakita, alongside Bandai Namco's Kengo Abe, presented the first two episodes of their upcoming Ghost in the Shell adaptation. The series, which premieres on Prime Video on July 7, follows an episodic case-of-the-week format more closely aligned with Masamune Shirow's original manga than the 1995 film. The team emphasized a hand-drawn production pipeline, with CG used only for elements impossible in 2D, such as first-person-shooter-style camera movements.
Apparel brand GEEKS RULE will release two T-shirt designs for the new anime Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell, launching early at Kodansha House in Los Angeles from July 2. The shirts use the first and second key visuals, with the first evoking Masamune Shirow's illustration style and the second featuring Motoko Kusanagi on a Fuchikoma with an icon by Hajime Sorayama. Each costs 13,200 yen.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the new TV anime 'Ghost in the Shell: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL' will begin broadcasting July 7, 2026, on Kantele and Fuji TV, with Prime Video streaming the fastest in Japan. From July 8, it will be available on services including ABEMA, d Anime Store, DMM TV, Disney+ Star, Netflix, Hulu, U-NEXT, and FOD. Studio Science SARU produces the series.
The Kansai tour of the Ghost in the Shell Exhibition will run from July 17 to August 30, 2026, at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. New merchandise includes T-shirts collaborating with GEEKS RULE, metallic bottles, and other items. The interactive AI content Tachikoma AI will appear on opening day.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on June 16 that the new TV anime Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell will stream on Prime Video in Japan starting July 7 at 23:30 JST, with the fastest domestic unlimited viewing. The series will air on Kantele and Fuji TV's new anime slot Ka Anibar!! at 23:00 JST the same day. Overseas, the anime will stream exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam. A Prime Video-exclusive trailer was released alongside the announcement, showing Public Security Section 9 members led by Motoko Kusanagi and hinting at the mysterious hacker Puppeteer. The anime is produced by Science SARU, with Moko-chan directing in her debut role. Series composition and script are by Tow Ubukata, character design and chief animation direction by Shuhei Handa, and music by Taisei Iwasaki. The ending theme is "Blue" by MILLENNIUM PARADE, featuring Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar. A US premiere screening of episodes 1 and 2 will take place at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, with a staff panel and autograph sessions.
IQUNIX has launched the IQUNIX EV63 Ghost in the Shell Edition, a collaboration keyboard inspired by the cyberpunk world of Ghost in the Shell. It features a premium aluminum chassis, magnetic switches, 8KHz polling rate, and 16KHz scan rate, targeting competitive FPS players. Two keycap profiles are available: the comfort-oriented GHOST and the e-sports optimized SHELL. The keyboard is priced at $249 and is on sale at the IQUNIX official store.
Bandai Namco Filmworks has revealed the ending theme for Science SARU's upcoming "Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell" television anime. The song, titled "Blue," is performed by MILLENNIUM PARADE, the creative collective led by King Gnu's Daiki Tsuneta, and features Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar. According to Tsuneta, work on the track began roughly three years ago with Gray before Caesar later joined the project. A fourth promotional video previewing the song has also been released, focusing on the inner lives of characters centered on protagonist Motoko Kusanagi. The anime is set to premiere on July 7, 2026, airing on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's new anime programming block "Ka-Anival!!" on Tuesday nights at 11:00 p.m. Amazon Prime Video will stream the series worldwide except in Russia and China, with an early exclusive streaming window in Japan. The first two episodes will also screen at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 4, followed by a panel with director Mokochan, character designer Shuhei Handa, and producers.
Prime 1 Studio is producing a 1/4 scale figure of Motoko Kusanagi and Tachikoma based on artist Entei Ryu's illustration from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Two versions are available: a sepia-tone edition and a character color edition. Pre-orders are open at Rakuten Books for 296,890 yen each.
The first large-scale exhibition spanning the entire Ghost in the Shell anime series, "Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and the Shell," will run from January 30 to April 5, 2026, at TOKYO NODE in Toranomon Hills. The event includes an augmented reality experience called "Dennou VISION" that lets visitors wear AR glasses modeled after those worn by protagonist Motoko Kusanagi. XREAL, the company that develops and sells AR glasses, announced it is providing equipment including the XREAL Air2 Ultra for the experience. The AR tour is guided by the Tachikoma robots from the Stand Alone Complex series. A separate "Dennou VISION Experience Ticket" is required on top of the general admission ticket, priced at 1,300 yen in advance online, 1,500 yen during the exhibition period online, and 1,700 yen at the door. General admission is timed-entry with limited quantities per slot. The exhibition is organized by a production committee including Kodansha, Mori Building, KDDI, Production I.G, Parco, and Bandai Namco Filmworks. A new TV anime, "Ghost in the Shell THE GHOST IN THE SHELL," directed by Moko-chan with series composition by Tow Ubukata and animation by Science SARU, is scheduled for 2026.
Bandai Spirits revealed new plastic models of Motoko Kusanagi and Fuchikoma from the upcoming TV anime 'Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell' during a May 26 livestream. The kits are part of the 30 MINUTES PREFERENCE line and are scheduled for a December 2026 release at 4950 yen and 2750 yen respectively.
Science SARU's new TV anime Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell released its third PV and key visual, revealing the story of Section 9 investigating a hacker called the Puppet Master. The series premieres July 7 on Kantele and Fuji TV's Funi Bar!! slot.
Bandai Candy Division is releasing a set of Ghost in the Shell card wafers featuring 26 metallic pla cards. The lineup includes Motoko Kusanagi and other Public Security Section 9 characters from the upcoming anime series Ghost in the Shell THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, which is set to begin airing on July 7, 2026. The cards use art described as closer to Shirow Masamune's original manga than previous anime adaptations. Each wafer pack contains one card and one vanilla cream flavored wafer. The cards are made of PET and measure approximately 86 mm by 59 mm. A box of 20 packs costs 3,410 yen including tax. Pre-orders opened on Premium Bandai at 1:00 PM on May 20, 2026, though the product is not a Premium Bandai exclusive. Shipments are scheduled for September 2026. A single box does not guarantee a complete set of all 26 card types. The product is distributed by Bandai Candy Division.
The latest installment of Anime News Network's 'This Week in Anime' column is a roundtable discussion covering the entire Ghost in the Shell franchise, timed around the upcoming Science SARU adaptation. The column's participants survey every major iteration of the series, from Masamune Shirow's original manga to Mamoru Oshii's 1995 film and its sequel Innocence, the Stand Alone Complex television series and its CG sequel SAC_2045, the Arise prequel series, the 2017 live-action Hollywood film, and even the PS1 video game. The conversation highlights the franchise's thematic flexibility, noting how its core cast of characters can work across vastly different tones and formats. The column gives particular attention to the Science SARU series, which the writers describe as the first direct cel-animated adaptation of Shirow's manga stories rather than a reinterpretation. The writers also discuss the Major's role as a transfeminine icon and the franchise's handling of feminine sexuality and power. The column closes by mentioning Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as a connected prequel work.
The new anime project "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" has brought back the popular character Isao Ota, voiced by Chikao Ohtsuka, who made a surprise appearance at a stage greeting in Tokyo on May 16. Director Yutaka Izubuchi explained the decision, saying he wanted to bring the character out "in a delicious way." Ota is a veteran member of the former Special Vehicles Section 2 from the original OVA series. The stage greeting also featured cast members Sumire Uesaka, Kikunosuke Toya, and Chikahiro Kobayashi. Separately, a new one-shot manga by original creator Masami Yuki, titled "Patlabor 2026," was published in Weekly Spirits on May 18, marking the first new manga in the franchise in 32 years. The anime project consists of eight episodes split into three theatrical chapters. "File 1" opened on May 15, "File 2" is scheduled for August 14, and "File 3" for March 2027. The project has also received recommendation comments from 14 figures including Hideaki Anno, Sumito Owara, and Kenji Kawai.
The new anime adaptation of Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell will begin its television run on July 7, 2026. Science SARU is producing the series, with Bandai Namco Filmworks and Kodansha also attached. The date arrived in a third promotional video that opens on Major Motoko Kusanagi and introduces other members of the Shell Squad. Many of the on-screen text slides in the trailer appear in both Japanese and English, though no official subtitles are present. Before the broadcast, the first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026. The festival event, titled "Dive into The Ghost in the Shell," will include director Mokochan and producers Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita as special guests. A specific time for the Annecy screening has not been posted on the festival's official page or programming site. The new key art was also released alongside the trailer. Earlier character-focused trailers had already spotlighted Makoto, the Tachikoma robots, Batou, and Togusa across separate months leading into this announcement.