The anime of ghost in the shell Confirmed its transmission in Japan tonight with a new trailer showing unreleased footage of the next manga adaptation Cyberpunk seminal of Masamune Shirow. The new version of Motoko Kusanagi and the Section 9 It is only weeks away, and everything indicates that it will be one of the most ambitious productions of the year in the genre.
What the new trailer shows
The studio behind the production officially confirmed the streaming broadcast in Japan with a trailer that advances new scenes from this reinterpretation of the classic Cyberpunk. The piece comes after a previous advance focused on the closing musical theme, consolidating the promotional campaign for the premiere.
Who is behind this new version
The production is in the hands of the Science Saru studio, directed by Moko-chan, known for her work as assistant director in Dan Dan Dan. The composition of the series and the scripts are in charge of To Enjo, also responsible for Godzilla Singular Point, while the character design and main animation direction are in charge of Shuhei Handa, who worked on Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
The music of the series brings together three composers: Taisei Iwasaki, known for Metallic Rouge and also accredited as musical director of the project, Ryo Konishi, and Yuki Kanesaka, who also worked on the soundtrack of Dr. Stone.
This team combines experience in high-profile contemporary animation with proven handling of complex science fiction narratives, generating high expectations about how the universe created by Shirow will be visually translated more than three decades ago.
What is the new adaptation about?
The story is set in the year 2029, in a Japan of the near future where the world has become highly dependent on information, with a vast corporate network covering the entire planet. Despite this level of technological interconnection, nation-states and ethnic groups continue to exist as recognizable entities.
Motoko Kusanagi, a full body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit that includes Batou. While commanding his team, Kusanagi conceives the idea of creating a specialized force capable of acting preventively against emerging threats. At the same time, Daisuke Aramaki, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was already planning to establish a similar unit, recruits Kusanagi and his team to start operating as the 9th Public Security Section, also known as the “Shell Squadron”.
As the team faces increasingly complex cyber crimes and international conspiracies, the existence of a mysterious unidentified hacker known as the “Puppet Master” appears on the horizon of his investigations. Kusanagi’s fate and the real goal of this enigmatic antagonist are the central questions that the new series promises to answer.
When and where to see it
The series opens on July 7 in Japan and, after its original broadcast, will arrive at Amazon Prime Video worldwide. This makes it one of the great bets of the summer of Anime 2026, adding to a calendar already loaded with high-profile premieres for that season.
Why this adaptation matters
ghost in the shell It is one of the most influential works of the cyberpunk genre in any medium, its impact on cinema, animation and even franchises such as The Matrix It is widely recognized by critics and creators. Each new adaptation of Shirow’s original material comes with enormous expectations, precisely because the standard that the work established in the 1990s remains a must-have for the genre almost thirty years later.
With an animation studio recognized for its distinctive visual style and creative team that combines narrative science fiction with stylized action experience, this new version of Section 9 comes with the opportunity to introduce the Kusanagi universe to a new generation of viewers who may never have seen the movies or series. original.
