{"rewrite":{"id":"r_62089ab954374141a28125db","clusterId":"c_0fe19c4de2da4909a89461e8","slug":"ghost-in-the-shell-anime-sets-july-7-premiere-with-third-promo-video","model":"deepseek-v4-pro","headline":"The Ghost in the Shell Anime Sets July 7 Premiere With Third Promo Video","summary":"The new anime adaptation of Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell will begin its television run on July 7, 2026. Science SARU is producing the series, with Bandai Namco Filmworks and Kodansha also attached. The date arrived in a third promotional video that opens on Major Motoko Kusanagi and introduces other members of the Shell Squad. Many of the on-screen text slides in the trailer appear in both Japanese and English, though no official subtitles are present. Before the broadcast, the first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026. The festival event, titled \"Dive into The Ghost in the Shell,\" will include director Mokochan and producers Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita as special guests. A specific time for the Annecy screening has not been posted on the festival's official page or programming site. The new key art was also released alongside the trailer. Earlier character-focused trailers had already spotlighted Makoto, the Tachikoma robots, Batou, and Togusa across separate months leading into this announcement.","whyItMatters":"The Annecy premiere gives the series an international festival debut before its domestic broadcast, a scheduling choice that signals a coordinated global rollout even though no streaming home has been named.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe third promotional video also names additional staff. Kazuya Konomoto is writing the series scripts. Kensuke Ushio is composing the music. Character designs are by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who previously directed \u003ccite\u003eFlip Flappers\u003c/cite\u003e and worked on \u003ccite\u003eDevilman Crybaby\u003c/cite\u003e. Anime News Network published the new character design sheets for Motoko, Batou, Togusa, Ishikawa, Saito, Paz, Borma, and the Tachikoma units alongside its report.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiliconera notes that the most recent adaptations before this one are the Netflix \u003ccite\u003eSAC_2045\u003c/cite\u003e line, which included the compilation films \u003ccite\u003eSustainable War\u003c/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003eThe Last Human\u003c/cite\u003e. Niche Gamer points to Science SARU's prior work on \u003ccite\u003eDandadan\u003c/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eHeike Monogatari\u003c/cite\u003e, and \u003ccite\u003eRide Your Wave\u003c/cite\u003e as context for the studio's visual style.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Annecy festival page lists the event under the title \"Dive into The Ghost in the Shell.\" The director is credited as Mokochan, and the producers attending are Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita. No screening time has been posted on the festival's official schedule or programming site as of the reports.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The first two episodes of the new Ghost in the Shell will screen at Annecy in June, a full month before the July 7 TV broadcast. No streaming home yet.","twitterPost":"Science SARU is producing the new Ghost in the Shell. The July 7 date is set. What platform picks it up?","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The new anime adaptation of Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell will begin its television run on July 7, 2026. Science SARU is producing the series, with Bandai Namco Filmworks and Kodansha also attached. The date arrived in a third promotional video that opens on Major Motoko Kusanagi and introduces other members of the Shell Squad. Many of the on-screen text slides in the trailer appear in both Japanese and English, though no official subtitles are present. Before the broadcast, the first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026. The festival event, titled \"Dive into The Ghost in the Shell,\" will include director Mokochan and producers Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita as special guests. A specific time for the Annecy screening has not been posted on the festival's official page or programming site. The new key art was also released alongside the trailer. Earlier character-focused trailers had already spotlighted Makoto, the Tachikoma robots, Batou, and Togusa across separate months leading into this announcement.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-10/the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-reveals-july-7-debut-in-3rd-promo-video/.237199\",\"title\":\"The Ghost in the Shell Anime Reveals July 7 Debut in 3rd Promo Video (Updated)\"},{\"source\":\"Siliconera\",\"url\":\"https://www.siliconera.com/new-the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-trailer-teases-july-debut/\",\"title\":\"New The Ghost in the Shell Anime Trailer Teases July Debut\"},{\"source\":\"Niche Gamer\",\"url\":\"https://nichegamer.com/new-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-reveals-premiere-date/\",\"title\":\"New Ghost in the Shell anime reveals premiere date in new trailer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5318,"outputTokens":1194,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827661,"createdAt":"2026-05-16T04:58:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-16T05:02:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-16T05:02:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0fe19c4de2da4909a89461e8","canonicalTitle":"The Ghost in the Shell Anime Reveals July 7 Debut in 3rd Promo Video (Updated)","representativeArticleId":"a_ade54b51465994849e65f204","sourceCount":4,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Ghost in the Shell\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Science SARU\"],\"people\":[\"Masamune\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-11T02:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-12T16:36:38.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T15:39:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-10/the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-reveals-july-7-debut-in-3rd-promo-video/.237199","title":"The Ghost in the Shell Anime Reveals July 7 Debut in 3rd Promo Video"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/new-ghost-in-the-shell-tv-anime-by-science-saru-reveals-third-trailer-key-visual-july-7-premiere/","title":"New Ghost in the Shell TV Anime by Science SARU Reveals Third Trailer \u0026 Key Visual, July 7 Premiere"},{"source":"Siliconera (Anime)","url":"https://www.siliconera.com/new-the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-trailer-teases-july-debut/?utm_source=rss\u0026#038;utm_medium=rss\u0026#038;utm_campaign=new-the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-trailer-teases-july-debut","title":"New The Ghost in the Shell Anime Trailer Teases July Debut"},{"source":"Niche Gamer (Anime)","url":"https://nichegamer.com/new-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-reveals-premiere-date/","title":"New Ghost in the Shell anime reveals premiere date in new trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Ghost in the Shell"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Science SARU"],"people":["Masamune"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The new Ghost in the Shell anime premieres on July 7, 2026.","Science SARU is producing the series, with Bandai Namco Filmworks and Kodansha attached.","The first two episodes will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026.","Kazuya Konomoto is writing the series scripts, and Kensuke Ushio is composing the music.","Character designs are by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who directed Flip Flappers and worked on Devilman Crybaby."]}