It is revealed that Shirow Masamune‘s popular manga “The Ghost In The Shell” (Japanese Name: Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell) is getting a brand new anime project. It was revealed in a teaser trailer which shown at the music event “DEEP DIVE in sync with The Ghost in The Shell” today May 25th, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original manga’s serialization. The announcement Visual and the teaser trailer which was shown is officially released:
The teaser trailer features the iconic scenes from the manga. In the teaser visual, we can see Kusanagi Makoto and Fuchikoma.
The new adaptation of The Ghost In The Shell is set to release in 2026. Animation Studio Science Saru will animate this brand-new anime adaptation. More information will be revealed in the future! Bookmark our website for more updates!
About The Ghost In The Shell
The Ghost In The Shell (Japanese Name: Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell) is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Shirow Masamune.
It was serialized from 1989 to 1991 in Kodansha’s Seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Zoukan Kaizokuban. There is only 1 Volume in this manga. This manga received a sequel by the same author in 1991 titled “Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor” which also had 1 Volume. It received another sequel in 2001 titled “Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface” which also had 1 Volume.
Later in 2019, Screenwriter, Novelist, and Director Junichi Fujisaku and Yuki Yoshimoto created a sequel manga of 1.5’s Manga titled “The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm” which is ongoing till now.
This manga is adapted into various anime adaptations by Production I.G who released this manga’s various anime movies, OVAs, and series. This manga even received a Live-Action Hollywood Adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. This manga also has its own VR Noh Stage play.
Kodansha USA Published this manga in English language and describes its plot as:
“Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably 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 interfance and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down.“
Source: Official Website
