The official portal site for the Ghost in the Shell anime franchise, based on the classic cyberpunk manga by Shirow Masamune, released a second teaser trailer and visual for the upcoming TV anime, now officially titled THE GHOST IN THE SHELL.
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL 2nd Teaser Trailer
2nd Teaser Visual
The site also announced that Mokochan, who was the assistant director of the TV anime DAN DA DAN, makes his directorial debut on THE GHOST IN THE SHELL. Acclaimed sci-fi novelist Toh EnJoe, whose latest anime work includes Godzilla Singular Point, works on scripts and series composition. And Shuhei Handa, who also worked on the TV anime Spriggan, serves as character designer and chief animation director. The TV anime produced by Science SARU is set to air in 2026.
Additionally, a comment from the original creator, Shirow Masamune, was also released.
Anime adaptation-wise, this new THE GHOST IN THE SHELL marks the fourth version following those by Oshii, Kamiyama, and Kise. Alternatively, if we separate GHOST IN THE SHELL and Innocence, categorize the S.A.C. series into Seasons 1, 2, and Solid State Society, divide ARISE into its own series along with The New Movie, and split SAC_2045 into Seasons 1 and 2, this would be the tenth adaptation overall.
Considering the shift in production staff, one could even consider this the first installment of a second generation. The original manga is quite old, so I ask for your understanding on that point (sorry!). That said, I sincerely hope this will once again be an enjoyable visual experience in some form.
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.
