Following the premiere of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL on July 7, the anime has released its fourth key visual and sixth trailer, while also launching a new “Episode Visual” project that will accompany each episode throughout the series.
The new key visual was illustrated by character designer and chief animation director Shuhei Handa.
Also watch the new trailer, featuring the new voice cast that was recently revealed.
The production also introduced its new Episode Visual initiative, which will feature posters based on the unique concept or theme of each episode. The visual for Episode 1, “PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i,” was created by Charles Chung (maxilla), while the episode’s end card was illustrated by Yoji Shinkawa, the artist known for his work on the DEATH STRANDING and Metal Gear series.
The full staff for the anime includes:
- Director: Mokochan
- Script: EnJoe Toh
- Character Design & Executive Animation Director: Shuhei Handa
- Art Direcotor: Emi Katanosaka
- Art Supervisor: Osamu Masuyama
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- Compositing Director: Hikari Itoh
- Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Yuji Tange
- Sound Effect: Shota Yaso
- Sound Mix: Hiroaki Ota
- Music Director & Music: Taisei Iwasaki
- Music: Ryo Konishi, YUKI KANESAKA
- Animation Production: Science SARU
- Produced by: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE
- Title Logo Design: Hajime Sorayama
Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese cyberpunk franchise created by Masamune Shirow. It began as a manga series serialized from 1989 to 1991, following Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cybernetically enhanced government agent in a futuristic society where technology and consciousness intertwine. The original manga has several sequels, including:
- Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
- The Human Algorithm (a recent sequel launched in 2019 by Junichi Fujisaku)
The franchise is best known globally for its anime adaptations, beginning with the 1995 film directed by Mamoru Oshii. It was followed by:
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
- The acclaimed Stand Alone Complex TV series (2002–2005) and its follow-up film Solid State Society
- The Arise reboot series (2013–2015)
- The Netflix original SAC_2045 (2020–2022)
In 2017, a Hollywood live-action film starring Scarlett Johansson was released.
Science SARU also has Jaadugar: A Witch’s Life in Mongol which premiered on July 4.
Source: Ghost in the Shell Official X
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