THE GHOST IN THE SHELL anime by Science SARU has confirmed its global streaming plans ahead of its July premiere, with Prime Video set to simulcast the anime in Japan and more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Prime Video will begin streaming the episodes just 30 minutes after Japan at 11:30 p.m. JST starting on July 7.
Along with the streaming details, a new Prime Video-exclusive trailer was released:
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
The anime previously revealed the ending theme “Blue,” performed by MILLENNIUM PARADE and features Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar.
The anime will also hold its U.S. premiere at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. The event will include screenings of Episodes 1 and 2, a staff panel featuring members of the production team, and autograph sessions with director Moko-chan and character designer/chief animation director Shuhei Handa.
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 set to premiere on July 4.
Source: Ghost in the Shell Official X
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