TV series

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL)

The aggressive unit "Shell Squad", led by the full-body cyborg Motoko Kusanagi.

2026★ 8.5 · 29Returning Series1 seasonAnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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?

Trailer

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Images

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Cast

坂本真綾
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

安元洋貴
as Batou (voice)

中村悠一
as Togusa (voice)

山路和弘
as Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

後藤光祐
as Ishikawa (voice)

奈良徹
as Saito (voice)

大井麻利衣
as Operator (voice)

金田朋子
as Fuchikoma (voice)

Crew

モコちゃん
Series Director

半田修平
Character Designer

円城塔
Series Composition

半田修平
Supervising Animation Director

士郎正宗
Original Story

岩崎太整
Original Music Composer

岩崎太整
Music Director

小西遼
Original Music Composer

YUKI KANESAKA
Original Music Composer

空山基
Title Designer

片野坂恵美
Art Direction

橋本賢
Color Designer

Seasons

Specials

Episodes: 1

Season 1

In the year 2029, Niihama City has become a technologically advanced metropolis. Due to great improvements in cybernetics, its citizens are able to replace their limbs with robotic parts. The world is now more interconnected than ever before, and the city's Public Security Section 9 is responsible for combating corruption, terrorism, and other dangerous threats following this shift toward globalisation.

Episodes: 10

Information

Community

8.5/ 10

29 TMDB votes · limited sample

8.5

First air date: 2026-07-07

Show status: Returning Series

Genres

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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