The remake of the beloved classic has already streamed its fourth episode.
Bandai Namco Filmworks has revealed two new cast members joining The Ghost in the Shell television anime from Science SARU.
The new characters made their debut in Episode 4, which aired on 28 July. The production team also unveiled a new end card illustration for the episode, drawn by the animator Tetsuya Nishio, who previously worked on multiple entries in the Ghost in the Shell franchise.
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Premiere date: 7 July, 2026
Animation studio: Science SARU
Streaming service: Prime Video
Who are the new cast members of “The Ghost in the Shell”?
The newly-announced cast includes:
- Kenichi Ogata as Colonel Tonoda
- Masashi Ebara as the president of Hanka Precision Instruments
The main Japanese voice cast of the anime includes:
- Maaya Sakamoto as Motoko Kusanagi
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Daisuke Aramaki
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Batou
- Yuichi Nakamura as Togusa
- Kousuke Goto as Ishikawa
- Toru Nara as Saito
- Marie Oi as Operator
- Tomoko Kaneda as Fuchikoma
Moko-chan is directing the anime at Science SARU with Toh Enjoe writing and overseeing the scripts. Shuhei Handa is the character designer and chief animation director of the project. Taisei Iwasaki is the music director of the series, and is also composing the music alongside Ryō Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. The production committee of the show includes Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Emi Katanosaka
- Art Supervision: Osamu Masuyama
- Colour Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- Director of Photography: Hikari Itō
- Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Yuji Tange
- Sound Effects: Shota Yaso
- Recording: Yasuaki Ōta
- Music Production: Flying Dog
What is THE GHOST IN THE SHELL about?
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL is based on Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk sci-fi manga Ghost in the Shell which was released from April 1989 to November 1990, in Kodansha’s Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban.
The series takes place in a futuristic world where people have cyberbrains. Unfortunately, this deep dependence on technology also means the public’s brain is really susceptible to hackers. Set in 2029, the story follows Chief Daisuke Aramaki and Major Mokoto Kusanagi as they try to catch one such hacker who’s been terrorising the citizens. But things soon go wrong.