Ghost in the Shell

The official Ghost in the Shell YouTube channel has launched a live music streaming project entitled “DEEP DIVE: online – GHOST IN THE SHELL –” which seeks to express the unique worldview of Masamune Shirow's classic cyberpunk manga and its anime adaptations by collaborating with live performances from musicians and DJs as well as virtual reality art.The first artist announced for the project is WONK, who will perform a set list of four songs. Kodansha USA publishes a digital version of the original The Ghost in the Shell manga, and describes the story of the series as follows: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.

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 Trailer2nd 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.

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, opened in 383 theaters in Japan on March 7 and made a first-place debut in its first weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The film beat the award-winning American musical fantasy film Wicked, which ranked second in its opening weekend in Japan with 519 million yen (3.54 million USD). The Doraemon franchise's 45th-anniversary film earned 703 million yen (4.78 million USD) on 571,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday, which was 107 percent of that of the previous 43rd film, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, released in March 2024.

The 1995 theatrical anime film Ghost in the Shell is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. Part of the festivities includes the announcement of a large-scale art exhibition entitled “Ghost in the Shell" Comprehensive Anime Series Exhibition, which will be staged in Tokyo in 2026. The exhibition will cover the original Ghost in the Shell manga by Masamune Shirow as well as all of the anime adaptations, including: Ghost in the Shell (1995), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002), Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013), Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020), and the new 2026 Ghost in the Shell TV anime with animation by Science SARU.

There are currently two Ghost in the Shell anniversaries to celebrate: the 30th anniversary of the original Ghost in the Shell film, which was released in 1995 in Japan, and the 20th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, which premiered in 2004. The 4K remastered version of both anime films will get a special two-week run in Japanese theaters to commemorate both anniversaries.Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 4K Remaster PostersThe 4K versions of both films were initially made for the Blu-ray release, but this will be the first time this remastered version of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence will be getting a semi-wide theatrical release after the first film got a 4K screening in 2021 in both Japan and the U.S.

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 st