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With a number of Ghost in the Shell projects over the years, we can’t exactly say that the property has been dormant for quite some time. But we can get excited when some new people get involved in the world, and that was revealed in May 2024 with the tentatively titled The Ghost in the Shell project that will arrive in 2026. The new project has Science SARU involved with it, while production committee partners also include Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, and Production I.G. as well.
Set previously for a July 7th, 2026, premiere, Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide outside of Russia and China, with Japan having an early exclusive period. The latest update has the production bringing out the fifth promo for the series, which gives us a taste of the opening theme song “Go Ghost” as performed by King Gnu.
The series has yet to reveal its main cast.
With the series set as part of the Ka-Anival!! programming block, it has Moko-chan making their directorial debut from the scripts written and overseen by Toh Enjoe. Shuhei Handa is handling the character designs and serving as the chief animation director.
The Japanese cast includes:
The English dub cast includes:
- Suzie Yeung as Motoko Kusanagi
- SungWon Cho as Daisuke Aramaki
- Bill Butts as Batou
- Nick Apostolides as Togusa
- John Bentley as Ishikawa
- Tony Weaver Jr. as Saito
- Xanthe Huynh as Operator
- Lizzie Freeman as Fuchikoma
- Aaron LaPlante as Minister of Internal Affairs
- Jason Marnocha as Volgarena Rep
- Keith Silverstein as Ito
- Cassie Ewulu as Executive of the Union/School-Master
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Original Concept: Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including “ghost hackers” who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends.
Previous promos and visuals:
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Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.
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