Since Masamune’s original comic was published in 1989 “Young Magazine Extra pirated” (Kodansha), the movie “Ghost in the” directed by Mamoru Oshii. The “Ghost in the Shell” series has continued to surprise and inspire all over the world, including various works such as SHELL/Ghost in the Shell (1995), animation, and Hollywood live-action movies.

The first large-scale exhibition “Ghost in the Shell Exhibition GHOST AND THE” that crosses all the “Ghost in the Shell” anime series, which started on Friday, January 30, 2026. “SHELL” (Tokyo, Tokyo Node), the music staff information, the 1st key visual, and the 1st promotional video for the latest TV anime “Ghost in the Shell The Ghost In The Shell” have been newly released. In addition, it has announced that it will start broadcasting in July 2026 on the “Fire Anibal!!” frame on Tuesday at 11:00 on Tuesday of Kantele/Fuji TV.

The music director for this work is Taisei Iwasaki, who won the Japan Academy Award for Best Music for his movie “Princess Dragon and Freckles”. In addition to Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi, who served as music director at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, is based in the United States, and has recently worked on the music for the TV animation “Dr. Stone”. Produced in a joint system by KANESAKA. Comments from three people have arrived at the time of this information disclosure.

The first promotional video is composed of the main animation, which is the first appearance of the anime, and you can get a glimpse of the drama and sci-fi action that the members of the public security section 9, Motoko Kusanagi, who are the cyborgs of the whole body, and the members of the Public Security Section 9.

The first key visual is drawn by Motoko Kusanagi, drawn by Shuhei Handa, who is the character designer and director of the film. It’s a homage to the “Ghost in the Shell” illustration by Masamune Shirou, and it’s a spectacular visual that symbolizes Cyberpunk SF.

The first key visual is on display at the “Ghost in the Shell Exhibition GHOST AND THE SHELL” venue along with the original drawings of this work, so please take a look at the venue.

In addition, the official teaser site and official SNS of the work have also opened today.

The TV anime “Ghost in the Shell” is directed by Moko-chan, who is the first director of this film, who is the director of the TV anime “Dandadan” and has been active in many works by Science Saru. A sci-fi novelist who has worked on “Self-Reference Engine” for series composition and screenplay, and has also worked on the TV anime “Godzilla S.P <Singular Point>” series composition and screenplay. The character design and animation director, the Netflix series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” and the character designs such as the TV animation “Spriggan” will participate. Animated productions include the “Inuo”, which was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Animated Film and the Shanghai International Film Festival. This is the latest TV animation by Science, which has continued to receive high acclaim both domestically and internationally, such as the movie “Kimi no Iro” and the TV anime “Dandan Dan”, which won the Best Animated Best Picture Award.
The follow-up report will be released sequentially on the official teaser site of the work and the official SNS.

1st key visual

[Illustration: Shuhei Handa]

1st promotional video

https://youtu.be/xl8bnn3brrm

Outline of work

Title of work: The Ghost in the Shell
Work format: TV animation
Original: Masamune Shirou “Ghost in the Shell” (published by Kodansha KC Deluxe)
Director: Moko
Series composition and screenplay: Toujo Enjo
Character design and animation director: Shuhei Handa
Music director/music: Taisei Iwasaki
Music: Ryo Konishi Yuki Kanesaka
Music production: Flying Dog
Animation Production: Science Saru
Broadcast time: Kantele/Fuji TV Nationwide Internet every Tuesday from 11:00 ~ “Fire Anibal!!” Broadcast in July 2026

◆Official site & SNS

Official teaser site: Theghostintheshell-anime.com
Official X (Japan): @THEGITS_ANIME
Official X (Global): @thegits_animeen
Official Instagram : @Thegits_anime

©2026 Shirow Masamune/Kodansha/The Ghost in the Shell Committee

Music staff lifted! Comments have arrived! !

Music director/music: Taisei Iwasaki

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musician. A representative work “Princess of the Dragon and Freckles”, “The Endless Scarlet”, “The Great Shinkansen Explosion”, “TOKYO Taxi”, “Appearing in Tokyo Giant Gods” “R”, “Blood Blockade Battlefront” series, “Spriggan”, “Marriage Toxin”, Netflix series “FIRST” There are LOVE Hatsukoi, and the series of “Naked Director” series.
Received the 35th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Music for the movie “Moteki”.
Winner of the 45th Japan Academy Awards Best Musical Award for the movie “Princess of Dragon and Freckles”.
Winner of the 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards Soundtrack Album of the Year for the movie “Princess of the Dragon and Freckles”.

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When I was a junior high school student, Motoko Kusanagi was drawn on the colored frontispiece of a magazine that was slowly opened.
That was the moment when I first encountered “Ghost in the Shell”.
The touch and color are clearly different from other works. Attractive author name “Shiro Masamune”.
It was shocking.
After that, I have touched on various forms of “Ghost in the Shell”, and I am truly honored to be able to participate in a part of the long history as a leader of the work.
The concept I came up with to color this “Ghost in the Shell”, which is the origin and the original, is “Public Security Section 9 of Sound”.
Scouts talented friends and strives to make this work better, which I have been waiting for myself.
I hope you have “En” with everyone.

Music: Ryo Konishi

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Born July 25, 1988 in Tokyo.
Composer, arranger, sax, flute, clarinet, synthesizer, and vocoder. After graduating from Maeda Memorial International Student Scholarship at Senzoku College of Music, moved to the United States after graduating. Graduated from the Berklee Conservatory. Studied playing techniques for Bob, Tomonao Hara, George, Garzone, and Frank, and AYN and Osamu Matsumoto. He presides over the group of expression groups, “Shokensha” and leads the band “CRCK/LCKS” leader, and co-led with Miho Hatsuma, a big band project “COM ⇄ POSITIONS”. 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo) Opening Ceremony and Performance Program “Physical Twin” “Symphony” Composed and Arranged Music Director, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Opening Ceremony Music, TBS TV Logo Sound, Fuji Television Water 10 Drama “All Area Abnormal Resolution Room” In the play, JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2025 TOYOTA BOOTH (MAINSTAGESHOW) Stage music, movie “The Fabble” play, Netflix drama “Omoi ni Metara” play music, Amazon Prime drama “More Than” “Words” Starting music production, CHARA+YUKI, Ikimonogakari, Kaho Nakamura, Milet, Mrs. GREEN He is in charge of sound production for Apple, Omoinotake, Tomoo, Kayoko Yoshizawa, iMase, Shiro Hasegawa, and King & Prince.

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When I was in middle school, I saw “Innocence” for the first time in a theater. Ever since I was fascinated by its strong charm, I have continued to pursue everything in the Ghost in the Shell. The influence of the Ghost in the Shell is deeply engraved in my current creations and thoughts.
At first, I couldn’t believe that I could bear the music of such a work, but I wanted to take care of this important world carefully.
Follow my ghost whisper!

Music: Yuki Kanesaka

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A music creator/composer who continues to create music every day based in the United States and Europe, with a focus on Boston. In recent years, he has been engaged in the development of new music and the development of technology as an associate professor at the University of Music, Berklee while also involved in the development of products for Sony and Alphathetha/Pioneer. Playing musical instruments I like about 74 kinds of work.
<Recently Participating Works>
・Sejima Shiryu (produced artist)
・Dr.Stone / Spells / Snowball Earth (Anime Music)
・Volkswagen / Kewpie / MEIJI / YONEX and many others (advertising music)
・JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure / Sonic Racing (Game Music)

[Comment]
Immediately after the tweet, “Ghost in the Shell, I haven’t passed it at all!”
There were already a large number of motifs of songs to prepare for the trip.
Additional recordings at Nashville, awaiting allies. Tailoring work at a hotel in Shanghai. Then, at TOKYO, who is returning home, the motifs go on a long trip and end up with the message of a suite from the phenomenon of a passage.
The path that I hadn’t had to rewrite, without any hesitation.
A group of songs that are filled with my thoughts and impulses are like maps engraved with such a trajectory.

Main staff

– Original: Masamune Shirou
In 1982, he started his activities in the fields of manga and illustrations. “Apple Seed” (1984 – Aoshinsha), “Dominion” (1984 – Hakusensha – Aoshinsha), “Ghost in the Shell” (1989 – Kodansha), “Senjutsu Super Ghost Orion” (19 1990-Aoshinsha, the original author of “Beni-shell Pandora” (2012-Kadokawa Shoten), the screenplay and storyboard for the anime “Black Magic M-66”, and the book series “INTRON” DEPOT (1992-Aoshinsha), “W・TAILS CAT” (2012-GOT) “Greaseberries” (2014-GOT), and the novel “Classical Fantasy” Within” (Author: Soji Shimada He has also worked on illustrations and illustrations for various games, animation settings, and blot work, as well as illustrations for 2008-Kodansha and The Third [Complete Edition] (2015-Mainichi Newspaper Publishing).

– Director: Moko-chan
Born in 1992. Joined Science SARU in 2015. Real name: Shoma Kimura. Studied under Director Masaaki Yuasa as an assistant director and others along with Kazaga Yamashiro. “The Tale of the Heike” (2022), “Yojo and a half time machine blues” (2022) as a storyboard and directing, “Scott Pilgrim” In “Take Off” (2023), in addition to the storyboards and production, he is in charge of the storyboards and production of the opening animation. In “Danda Dan” (2024), he also worked as a deputy director, storyboarding and directing, and as a storyboard and director for the ending animation. The TV animation series “The Ghost in the Shell”, which is scheduled to start broadcasting in 2026, will be the first directorial work.

– Series composition and screenplay: Touji Enjo
Born in Sapporo in 1972. Debuted in 2007 with “Self-Reference Engine”. Received the Phillip K. Dick Award Special Award for this work. Akutagawa Prize for “Jester’s Butterfly”, “The Teikoku of the Corpses” (co-authored with Keio Ito) Won the Japan SF Grand Prize for “Traveling Urban”, Yasunari Kawabata Literature Award for the title work, and the Yomiuri Literature Prize for “Code Buddha”. Animated work “Godzilla S.P” script, SF research, etc. In the translation, Charles Yu’s “Sci-fi-like universe,” Rough Cadio Hearn’s “Ghost Story,” the classic modern translation, “Ugetsu Monogatari,” and others.

– Character design and animation director: Shuhei Handa
Born in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1984. From Gainax. A freelance animator belonging to TRIGGER. “Anime Mirai Edition Little Witch Academia” (2013), “Kill La Kill Kill La Kill” (2013-2014), “One-Punchman” (2015), “Space Patrol Luluko” (2016), etc. After participating in , he was in charge of character design and total animation director for “Little Witch Academia (TV)” (2017). After that, he worked as a character designer for “Spriggan” (2022) and “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” (2023), expanding his range of activities. And his struggle continued.

Production information

Science Co., Ltd. SARU Co., Ltd.
Science Saru Inc.

https://sciencesaru.com/

An animation production company that has worked on new methods and the development of young staff, and presents a wide variety of works such as TV, theater, and distribution. His representative works include the Annecy International Animated Film Festival Feature Grand Prix Crystal Award-winning film “Luta that announces the dawn”, “The Night is Short, Walk on Girl”, “Devilman Crybaby”, “Don’t get involved in the video lab! ”, “Inuo”, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off”, “Your Color”, “Danda Dan” series, etc. The TV anime “The Ghost in The Ghost in the Shell” scheduled to be broadcast in July 2026 Shell”, the TV anime “Tenmaku no Jerdugar” scheduled to be broadcast in July 2026, and the 3rd season of the TV anime “Dandadan” scheduled to be broadcast in 2027.

©2026 Shirow Masamune/Kodansha/The Ghost in the Shell Committee

Original information

The Ghost in the Shell
Original: Masamune Shirou (published by Kodansha KC Deluxe)
Based on the Manga “The Ghost in the Shell” by Shirow Masamune Originalized in Young Magazine Published by Kodansha Ltd.

https://theghostintheshell.jp/

In 1989, manga artist Masamune Shirou started serializing from the 5th issue of “Young Magazine Pirate Edition” of the youth magazine “Youth Magazine”. Motoko Kusanagi of the whole body (cyborg) who has excellent abilities in cyber warfare and melee. It is a story depicting the aggressive force “Ghost in the Shell” led by her in the rank “Major” confronting a violent crime that is becoming more complex. While exploring cyberpunk elements and philosophical themes, along with realistic and precise drawings, he has influenced many creators by deeply considering the fusion of humans and technology and individual identity. After that, in 1995, the theatrical animation “Ghost in the Shell” directed by Mamoru Oshii, the TV animation “Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone” directed by Kenji Kamiyama in 2002. COMPLEX”, the theatrical animation “Ghost in the Shell Arise” directed by Kazuya Kise in 2013, Hollywood version in 2017 The live-action movie “Ghost in the Shell”, the animation “Ghost in the Shell” produced in 2020 by the double director of Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki. SAC_2045” has been announced. “Ghost in the Shell” has a variety of spreads such as theatrical animation, TV animation, and games, but each has a unique story, interpretation, and expression that is different from the manga.

© Shirou Masamune / Kodansha

Exhibition information

The first large-scale exhibition that crosses the entire anime series of “Ghost in the Shell”.
“Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and the Shell”
Held at Toranomon Hills “TOKYO NODE”!

【Venue/Stage Overview】
Dates: Friday, January 30, 2026 ー April 5, 2026 (Sunday)
Opening hours: 10:00 – 20:00 (Last entry 19:30)
*The opening and closing times may vary, such as the date of the event or the day of the rental.
Venue: Tokyo Node Gallery A/B/C
: Toranomon Hills Station Tower 45F, 2-6-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Organizer: Ghost and the Shell Production Committee

© Shirou Masamune / Kodansha
© 1995 Masamune Shirou / Kodansha ・Bandai Visual ・Manga Entertainment
©2004 Masamune Shirou / Kodansha ・IG,ITNDDTD
©Shiro Masamune Production I.G/Kodansha/Ghost in the Shell Production Committee
©Shiro Masamune Production I.G/Kodansha・”Ghost in the Shell ARISE” Production Committee
©Shiro Masamune Production I.G/Kodansha・”Ghost in the Shell New Theatrical Version” Production Committee
©Shiro Masamune Production I.G/Kodansha/Ghost in the Shell 2045 Production Committee

“Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and The Shell” Official Site
https://www.tokyonode.jp/sp/exhibition-ghostinthell/

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