On July 6th, Section 9 of Public Security, featured in the new anime series "Ghost in the Shell," based on Masamune Shirow's popular manga "Ghost in the Shell," "hacked" the Shibunishi Deck Sheet in the west exit connecting passage of Shibuya Station. A large poster featuring the members of Section 9, including Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and Togusa, was put up. The poster features large images of the eight members of Section 9, along with the tagline "Dive into the cyber sea with Prime Video," and is designed with still images from the anime. It will be on display until July 12th.
Amazon's special site, "Ghost in the Shell Related Goods Store," sells related books from the original series, as well as figures, merchandise, and more. The lineup also includes Amazon-exclusive apparel and smartphone cases. As a special project, they are also selling eight types of "Ghost in the Shell" ultra-detailed illustration panels, made to order.
The new anime 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. It will also be available for unlimited streaming on Prime Video every Tuesday at 11:30pm starting July 7th, making it the fastest streaming service in Japan.
"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.
