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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

Koukaku Kidoutai: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

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Finished airing — 10 episodes, ready to binge.

Format
TV
Season
Summer 2026
Studio
Science SARU
Based on
Manga
Episode length
24 min
Started
7 Jul 2026
Ended
8 Sep 2026
Score
77/100

Action Ecchi Psychological Sci-Fi Cyberpunk Philosophy Cyborg Artificial Intelligence Robots Female Protagonist Primarily Adult Cast Police

The year is 2029. In near-future Japan, where the world has become highly information-intensive, with a vast corporate network covering the planet, electrons and light pulsing through it. But the nation-state and ethnic groups still survive. Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit, including Batou. While commanding her team, Kusanagi envisions the creation of a specialized task force to preemptively strike against emerging threats. Meanwhile, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had been planning to establish a similar unit, recruited Kusanagi and her team. Together, they begin operations as Public Security Section 9—an offensive tactical unit known as “Shell Squad.” As they confront complex cybercrimes and international conspiracies, the existence of a mysterious, unidentified hacker known as The “Puppet Master” emerges on the horizon of their investigation. What fate awaits Kusanagi? And what is the Puppet Master’s true objective? A new era of cyberpunk action begins. (Source:攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Site)

Where to watch

YouTube ↗ Amazon Prime Video ↗ Trailer ↗

Opening and ending songs

  • Opening GO GHOST King Gnu (episodes 1-10) Watch ↗
  • Ending 1 Blue millennium parade (episodes 1-9) Watch ↗
  • Ending 2 She is a bit too Clever Astha Zylah (episodes 10) Watch ↗

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Source material

The Ghost in the Shell ↗ · 攻殻機動隊

Manga · Finished · 1 volume · 11 chapters · 1989–1991

Read it officially: Official English release ↗ BookWalker ↗ Amazon ↗

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Staff

Director
Mokochan
Original creator
Masamune Shirow
Series Composition
Toh Enjoe
Script
Toh Enjoe
Character Design
Shūhei Handa
Music
Taisei Iwasaki, Yuki Kanesaka, Ryō Konishi
Art Director
Emi Katanosaka
Sound Director
Yūji Tange
Chief Animation Director
Shūhei Handa

Japanese voice cast

  • Motoko Kusanagi: Maaya Sakamoto
  • Fuchikoma: Tomoko Kaneda
  • Daisuke Aramaki: Kazuhiro Yamaji
  • Togusa: Yūichi Nakamura
  • Batou: Hiroki Yasumoto
  • Saitō: Tōru Nara
  • Borma: Atsushi Miyauchi
  • Paz: Yūya Uchida

Latest news

Anime News Network readers rate it 7.94/10 (81 votes).

Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.

Main characters

  • Motoko Kusanagi

    草薙素子

    Voiced by Maaya Sakamoto

  • Daisuke Aramaki

    荒巻大輔

    Voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji

  • Batou

    バトー

    Voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto

  • Togusa

    トグサ

    Voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura

  • Ishikawa

    イシカワ

    Voiced by Kousuke Gotou

  • Saitou

    サイトー

    Voiced by Tooru Nara

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