New Ghost in the Shell TV Anime by Science SARU Reveals Third Trailer & Key Visual, July 7 Premiere

The new THE GHOST IN THE SHELL TV anime by Science SARU revealed the third teaser trailer and new key visual. The anime was previously confirmed for July 2026, with July 7 confirmed as the premiere date today.

• 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

You can also see the new key visual:

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.

Source: Ghost in the Shell Dream Land Anime
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