It has been announced that MILLENNIUM PARADE, the music project led by Daiki Tsuneta of the rock band King Gnu, will be in charge of the ending theme "Blue" for the new TV anime series "Ghost in the Shell," based on Masamune Shirow's popular manga "Ghost in the Shell." Internationally active artists Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar will participate as featured artists.
The fourth promotional video, featuring the ending theme "Blue," has been released on YouTube. The video focuses on the inner lives of the characters, particularly the protagonist, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg.
Tsuneta commented, "This song, 'Blue,' was created three years ago when Saya and I went into the studio, and now Danny, whom I met while traveling, has joined us to complete it. Not only are the talents of these two musicians whom I deeply respect amazing, but the full version is truly wonderful, so I'm looking forward to everyone being able to hear it."
Gray said, "Working with Daniel and Daiki was exciting and really fun. I was thrilled by the way different worldviews and cultures intersected."
The premiere screening and talk show for "Ghost in the Shell" will be held at "Anime Expo 2026," an anime event taking place in Los Angeles, USA from July 2nd to 5th (local time). The premiere screening will feature episodes 1 and 2 of the series, which will have their US premiere on July 4th (local time). The talk show will feature director Moko-chan, character designer and chief animation director Shuhei Handa, and the producers.
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 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's Tuesday 11pm anime block, "Ka-Ani-Bal!!," starting July 7th.
"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.
