A new TV anime adaptation has been announced for Ghost in the Shell, the classic cyberpunk manga by Shirow Masamune. Tentatively titled The Ghost in the Shell, the new TV anime is scheduled to broadcast in 2026 and features animation production by animation studio science SARU (Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!). A teaser video and visual (below) have been released for the series.
The original Ghost in the Shell manga was serialized from April 1989 – November 1990 in Kodansha’s YOUNG MAGAZINE seinen manga publication, and an English language version is also available from Kodansha USA. In addition to the original manga, Ghost in the Shell has inspired numerous anime, live-action, and video game adaptations over the years. No additional details about the new production have yet been revealed.
The Ghost in the Shell teaser visual
Kodansha USA describes The Ghost in the Shell:
Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including “ghost hackers” who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interfance and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down.
Source: Comic Natalie
