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Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (2026)

StatusReturning Series
First air date07/07/2026
Seasons1
Episodes10
CountryJP
Network
Fuji TVFuji TV
Tokai Television BroadcastingTokai Television Broadcasting
Kansai TVKansai TV
Fukui TVFukui TV
Hokkaido Cultural BroadcastingHokkaido Cultural Broadcasting
Iwate Menkoi TelevisionIwate Menkoi Television
Sendai TelevisionSendai Television
SAGA TVSAGA TV
Ishikawa TVIshikawa TV
TNCTNC
OHKOHK
Kochi Sun Sun BroadcastingKochi Sun Sun Broadcasting
Television Shin Hiroshima SystemTelevision Shin Hiroshima System
TV ShizuokaTV Shizuoka
NSTNST
NBSNBS
Sakuranbo TVSakuranbo TV
TSKTSK
Ehime BroadcastingEhime Broadcasting
KTSKTS
Fukushima TVFukushima TV
AKTAKT
Toyama TelevisionToyama Television
TV KumamotoTV Kumamoto
Okinawa Television BroadcastingOkinawa Television Broadcasting
KTNKTN
Where to watch
Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with Ads
Overview
2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the"Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The"Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame?
Cast
Maaya Sakamoto profile photo
Maaya Sakamoto
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto profile photo
Hiroki Yasumoto
as Batou (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura profile photo
Yuichi Nakamura
as Togusa (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji profile photo
Kazuhiro Yamaji
as Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Kousuke Goto profile photo
Kousuke Goto
as Ishikawa (voice)
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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

See it first in UK cinemas - EXCLUSIVE preview screenings 26th June

Video: YouTube
Duration: 00:48