The second key visual and second promotional video have been released for "Ghost in the Shell: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL," the new TV anime series based on Masamune Shirow's popular manga "Ghost in the Shell." The visual depicts the cyborg protagonist Motoko Kusanagi and the AI-equipped thinking tank Fuchikoma, while the PV consists of a whirlwind of action featuring the unique members of Public Security Section 9, the Ghost in the Shell team.
The visuals and PV are also being shown at the Bandai Namco Filmworks booth at "AnimeJapan 2026," an event currently being held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo). The booth also displays an illustration of Motoko Kusanagi drawn by character designer and chief animation director Shuhei Handa, as well as setting illustrations.
The new series will be directed by Moko-chan, who has worked on projects such as "Dandadan," "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off," and "The Heike Story." This will be Moko-chan's first time directing. Akutagawa Prize-winning author Toh Enjo will be in charge of series composition and scriptwriting, and Science SARU will be producing it. It will air from July in the Tuesday 11pm anime slot "Ka-Ani-Bal!!" on Kansai TV and Fuji TV.
"Ghost in the Shell" is a science fiction manga that began serialization in 1989 in "Young Magazine Pirate Edition," a special issue of the manga magazine "Young Magazine" (Kodansha). It depicts the Ghost in the Shell team, led by Motoko Kusanagi with superior abilities in cyber warfare and hand-to-hand combat, as they confront increasingly sophisticated and heinous crimes.
