THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

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

TV-MA2026•25m•8.3/10

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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8.3/10(24)

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? A new era of cyberpunk action begins!

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Production

Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, Production I.G, FlyingDog, dentsu, Kansai Television

Language

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 7, 2026

Last Aired

July 14, 2026

Networks

Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Iwate Menkoi Television, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, OHK, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, NST, NBS, Sakuranbo TV, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, KTS, Fukushima TV, AKT, Toyama Television, TV Kumamoto, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, KTN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i

Air date: 2026-07-07

During a raid on a meeting with a foreign representative that he suspects involves corruption and criminal activity, Public Security's Daisuke Aramaki encounters a mysterious cyborg. Introducing herself as Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg proposes the formation of a new special forces unit to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Aramaki asks Kusanagi to investigate something as a first step.

EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i

Air date: 2026-07-14

Kusanagi and her team begin operating as the Shell Squad after being scouted by Aramaki. At some point, the cyberbrain of the Foreign Minister's interpreter was infected by a virus. Aramaki senses that Col. Malles, who is living in exile in the country, is trying to interfere with a secret meeting. He orders Kusanagi to back-trace the hack and find the culprit.

EPISODE 03: JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii

Air date: 2026-07-21

Episode 4

Air date: 2026-07-28

Episode 5

Air date: 2026-08-04

Episode 6

Air date: 2026-08-11

Episode 7

Air date: 2026-08-18

Episode 8

Air date: 2026-08-25