Staff for the new The Ghost in the Shell (Koukaku Kidoutai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL/ 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) TV anime have revealed the fifth promotional video. The video previews the opening theme song Go Ghost by King Gnu.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQaIcqipNIc]
The anime is set to premiere on Japanese TV on July 7th on Kansai TV and Fuji TV’s New anime programming block at 11:00 p.m. JST. The anime will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan on July 7th, 2026, at 11:30 p.m. JST. Amazon will stream the anime worldwide, except in Russia and China.
Mokochan is directing the anime at Science SARU studios, and Honda Shuuhei is the character designer and chief animation director. Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G are on the production committee.
The anime is based on Shirow Masamune’s original manga, The Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊), which ran from May 1989 to November 1991 in Kodansha’s Young Magazine. Kodansha published the original manga’s tankoubon volume in October 1991.
We’ve previously covered The Ghost in the Shell on NamiComi News, which you can read by visiting the relevant news article.
