The new THE GHOST IN THE SHELL TV anime by Science SARU revealed the fourth teaser trailer introducing the ending theme song. The anime was previously confirmed for a July 7 premiere date, with Amazon Prime Video set to stream it. The full staff 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 ending theme, titled “Blue,” is performed by MILLENNIUM PARADE and features Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar. According to MILLENNIUM PARADE founder Daiki Tsuneta, work on the song began roughly three years ago with Saya Gray before Daniel Caesar later joined the project. You can watch the trailer below.
Amazon previously announced that it would exclusively stream the anime worldwide (excluding Russia and China), while it will hold an exclusive early streaming window in Japan.
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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