Science SARU is producing two major anime projects: the TV series Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell, premiering July 7, 2026, and the theatrical project Patlabor EZY, whose first file opened on May 15, 2026.
Science SARU is currently active on two high-profile anime projects. The studio is producing the new television adaptation of Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell, titled Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell. The series will premiere on July 7, 2026, on Kantele and Fuji TV's Funi Bar!! slot. A third promotional video released in May 2026 confirmed the date and revealed that the story follows Section 9 investigating a hacker called the Puppet Master. Before the broadcast, the first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026, with director Mokochan and producers Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita attending. Bandai Namco Filmworks and Kodansha are also attached to the production.
Separately, Science SARU is behind the new anime project Mobile Police Patlabor EZY. The project consists of eight episodes split into three theatrical chapters. File 1 opened on May 15, 2026, File 2 is scheduled for August 14, 2026, and File 3 for March 2027. Director Yutaka Izubuchi brought back the character Isao Ota, voiced by Chikao Ohtsuka, who appeared at a stage greeting in Tokyo on May 16. The stage greeting also featured cast members Sumire Uesaka, Kikunosuke Toya, and Chikahiro Kobayashi. The project has received recommendation comments from 14 figures including Hideaki Anno, Sumito Owara, and Kenji Kawai.
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The July issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zōkan magazine published the final chapter of Masaru Satō's novelization of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga on June 12. The compiled novel will ship later. Satō launched the novelization in February 2019.
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.
Naoki Serizawa's Saru Lock Reboot manga will end in the next issue of Young King BULL on June 1. The 10th and final compiled volume ships on July 27. The series launched in October 2018 and is a sequel to the original Saru Lock, which ran from 2003 to 2009.
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.
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.