The series premiered its first episode on 7 July.
The first episode of the new “THE GHOST IN THE SHELL” anime came out on 7 July, 2026, and the main voice cast was finally revealed alongside it. Previously, the anime revealed its English dub cast. The series streams on Prime Video globally (excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam).
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Premiere date: 7 July, 2026
Animation studio: Science SARU
Streaming service: Prime Video
Who are the main cast members of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL?
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
Atsuko Tanaka, who voiced Motoko in the original Ghost in the Shell anime sadly passed away in 2024. Maaya Sakamoto voiced young Motoko in a previous anime and also voiced her in the ARISE adaptation.
Moreover, the creditless opening and ending theme music videos for the anime have also been released.
Creditless opening theme:
Creditless ending theme:
Who are the staff members of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL?
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.