{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2717dfbcd273b1760e09fb8b","clusterId":"c_cfb065c3f5786daec7f74236","slug":"king-gnu-and-millennium-parade-share-theme-songs-for-ghost-in-the-shell-tv-anime","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"King Gnu and Millennium Parade Both Handle Ghost in the Shell Theme Songs","summary":"The upcoming television anime \"Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell\" has revealed its opening and ending theme songs. King Gnu performs the opening theme \"Go Ghost,\" while Millennium Parade performs the ending theme \"Blue.\" This marks the first time that King Gnu and Millennium Parade, both featuring Daiki Tsuneta, have contributed theme songs to the same work. The announcement was made during a panel at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 4. A fifth promotional video previewing the opening theme was also released. The anime is produced by Science SARU, with Mokochan directing his first series. Toh Enjoe is writing and overseeing the series scripts. Shuhei Handa is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Taisei Iwasaki is the music director, composing alongside Ryo Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. The anime will premiere on July 7 on Fuji TV's \"Hi Anime!!\" block at 11:00 p.m. JST, followed by streaming on Prime Video at 11:30 p.m. JST in over 240 countries and territories. The ending theme \"Blue\" features Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar.","whyItMatters":"The dual involvement of Daiki Tsuneta's two bands in the same project is a rare crossover that highlights the franchise's continued ability to attract major musical talent.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe fifth promotional video, released alongside the announcement, centers on the protagonist Motoko Kusanagi and shows members of Public Security Section 9. The video uses \u0026#34;Go Ghost\u0026#34; and aims to convey the series\u0026#39; scale.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMokochan, who previously worked as assistant director on Science SARU\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eDandadan\u003c/em\u003e, is making his directorial debut with this series. Toh Enjoe, the science fiction novelist who wrote \u003cem\u003eSelf-Reference ENGINE\u003c/em\u003e and handled series composition for \u003cem\u003eGodzilla Singular Point\u003c/em\u003e, is writing and overseeing the scripts. Shuhei Handa, whose credits include character design for \u003cem\u003eScott Pilgrim Takes Off\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpriggan\u003c/em\u003e, is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaisei Iwasaki, who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Music for \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c/em\u003e, is the music director and is composing alongside Ryo Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. Konishi served as music director for the opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka. Kanesaka is based in the United States and recently handled music for \u003cem\u003eDr. Stone\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ending theme \u0026#34;Blue\u0026#34; features Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar. The anime had its global premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June with its first two episodes, and screened the same episodes at Anime Expo on July 4. The English dub cast was revealed last month by Anime Limited\u0026#39;s All the Anime.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G are on the production committee. The title logo was designed by Hajime Sorayama. The voice cast for the series has not yet been announced.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"King Gnu and Millennium Parade share Daiki Tsuneta but have never appeared on the same soundtrack until Ghost in the Shell.","twitterPost":"King Gnu and Millennium Parade, both fronted by Daiki Tsuneta, share a soundtrack for the first time on Ghost in the Shell.","threadsPost":"King Gnu and Millennium Parade share Daiki Tsuneta as a common member but have never contributed to the same project until Ghost in the Shell. The ending theme also features Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar, a rare cross-genre collaboration for an anime ED.","newsletterBlurb":"The new Ghost in the Shell television anime has revealed its theme songs: King Gnu performs the opening \"Go Ghost,\" and Millennium Parade performs the ending \"Blue.\" This is the first time both bands, which share member Daiki Tsuneta, have contributed to the same work. The anime premieres July 7 on Fuji TV and Prime Video.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-04/the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-5th-promo-video-reveals-king-gnu-opening-theme/.239308\",\"title\":\"The Ghost in the Shell Anime's 5th Promo Video Reveals King Gnu's Opening Theme\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260705n\",\"title\":\"Anime 'Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell' OP theme to be King Gnu's 'GO GHOST', double Daiki Tsuneta involvement with MILLENNIUM PARADE's ED theme 'Blue'\"},{\"source\":\"Real Sound Anime\",\"url\":\"https://realsound.jp/movie/2026/07/post-2449860.html\",\"title\":\"TV Anime 'Ghost in the Shell' OP Song by King Gnu, ED Song by MILLENNIUM PARADE in Historic Collaboration\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/07/05/100715.html\",\"title\":\"Summer Anime \\\"Ghost in the Shell\\\" OP Theme Decided to be King Gnu! 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