{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1c8e23e06fecf9af5a54ab2c","clusterId":"c_872f6f0d2c5b9a150616f2cf","slug":"new-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-adds-kenichi-ogata-and-masashi-ebara","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"New Ghost in the Shell Anime Adds Kenichi Ogata and Masashi Ebara","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced two new cast members for The Ghost in the Shell television anime from Science SARU on Thursday. Kenichi Ogata voices Col. Tonoda, and Masashi Ebara voices the president of Hanka Precision Instruments company. Both characters appeared in the anime's fourth episode, which aired on Tuesday. The staff also shared an end card for the episode, illustrated by animator Tetsuya Nishio, known for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The anime premiered on July 7 on the Ka-Anival!! programming block on Kansai TV and Fuji TV, airing Tuesday nights at 11:00 p.m. JST. It began streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan the same day, and is available simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam. The first two episodes screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June and at Anime Expo on July 4. The series marks Mokochan's directorial debut, with Toh Enjoe writing and overseeing scripts, and Shuhei Handa designing characters and serving as chief animation director.","whyItMatters":"The casting additions come as the series continues its weekly rollout, with the fourth episode introducing new characters that expand the world beyond the core Section 9 team.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe production committee for the series includes Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G. The show premiered on July 7 on the Ka-Anival!! block on Kansai TV and Fuji TV, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan the same day at 11:30 p.m. JST, shortly after the broadcast. It is available simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMokochan, making his directorial debut, previously worked as a storyboarder and key animator on \u003ci\u003eDAN DA DAN\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heike Story\u003c/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTatami Time Machine Blues\u003c/i\u003e. Toh Enjoe, who wrote the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Empire of Corpses\u003c/i\u003e and worked on \u003ci\u003eSpace Dandy\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGodzilla Singular Point\u003c/i\u003e, handles series scripts. Shūhei Handa, whose credits include \u003ci\u003eLittle Witch Academia\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScott Pilgrim Takes Off\u003c/i\u003e, designs characters and serves as chief animation director. Taisei Iwasaki, known for \u003ci\u003eBELLE\u003c/i\u003e, is music director and composes with Ryō Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. King Gnu performs the opening theme \u0026#34;Go Ghost,\u0026#34; and MILLENNIUM PARADE feat. Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar perform the ending theme \u0026#34;Blue.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Ghost in the Shell anime adds Kenichi Ogata as Col. Tonoda and Masashi Ebara as the president of Hanka Precision Instruments, both debuting in episode four. The end card is by Tetsuya Nishio.","twitterPost":"New Ghost in the Shell cast: Kenichi Ogata and Masashi Ebara join the Science SARU series. Episode four is out now, with the end card illustrated by Tetsuya Nishio of Stand Alone Complex fame.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced two new cast members for The Ghost in the Shell anime, with Kenichi Ogata and Masashi Ebara joining the series in its fourth episode. The show continues its weekly broadcast and global streaming rollout.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-29/new-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-announces-2-new-cast-members/.240079\",\"title\":\"New Ghost in the Shell Anime Announces 2 New Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":16901,"outputTokens":1389,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785839171,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T10:10:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T10:12:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T10:10:03.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_872f6f0d2c5b9a150616f2cf","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Ghost in the Shell Anime Announces 2 New Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_34180cd2356f8e6116164a5c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ghost in the Shell\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kenichi Ogata\",\"Masashi Ebara\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-29T15:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-30T14:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T10:12:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2026-07-29/.240076","title":"This Week in Anime\nI Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ghost in the Shell"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kenichi Ogata","Masashi Ebara"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kenichi Ogata voices Col. Tonoda in The Ghost in the Shell anime.","Masashi Ebara voices the president of Hanka Precision Instruments company in The Ghost in the Shell anime.","The characters appeared in the anime's fourth episode, which aired on Tuesday.","The Ghost in the Shell anime premiered on July 7 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's Ka-Anival!! block.","The anime streams on Amazon Prime Video Japan and simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions."]}