Previously announced new TV Anime series of Shirow Masamune‘s popular manga “The Ghost In The Shell” (Japanese Name: Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell) has released a brand new visual and a video which revealed the main staff of this anime. The official X Account of this anime shared its new key visual drawn by character designer Shuhei Handa, and the official YouTube channel of Emotion Label channel has released the staff announcement video:
The main staff working on this anime include:
Director: Mokochan (Real Name: Toma Kimura)
Script: EnJoe Toh
Character Design and Executive Animation Director: Shuhei Handa
Animation Production: Science SARU
The original author of this series has shared a comment on this new anime adaptation:
As far as anime works are concerned, this Ghost in the Shell is the fourth Ghost in the Shell after Oshii’s, Kamiyama’s and Kise’s versions, or the 10th in the series that divides Ghost in the Shell and Innocence, divides the SAC series into seasons 1, 2 and SSS, and divides the ARISE series and the New Theatrical Edition and SAC_2045 series into seasons 1 and 2. Given that the production staff has changed, is it possible to consider this the first of a second generation series? I’ll give up on the fact that the original manga is old (apologies), but I hope that this will be a good film that you can enjoy in some way.
Shirow Masamune
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 which 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. This manga is also getting a new anime adaptation by Science SARU, which will release in 2026.
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
