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Science Saru, Bandai Namco Filmworks, and Kodansha confirmed the release date for the new The Ghost in the Shell anime adaptation of the classic manga in the latest trailer for the series. We’ll see its run start on July 7, 2026. The streaming home isn’t confirmed yet, but the global debut of the first two episodes will take place at the June 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
You can watch the full trailer below. It begins by showing Major Motoko Kusanagi. From there, we get to see other members of the Shell Squad. While there are no official English subtitles, many of the “slides” that appear during it feature both Japanese and English text.
There’s also a piece of new key art, which you can see below:
As for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival premiere of the show during “Dive into The Ghost in the Shell,” there’s no set date and time for it yet both on the official page and programming site. It will feature the director Mokochan and the producers Daichi Sasa, Kengo Abe, and Kohei Sakita as special guests.
Prior to this, more focused trailers that highlighted some of the returning characters in the series came up. The first focused on Makoto. The Tachikoma robots appeared after that. We got a look at Batou in January 2026. The most recent one from early May 2026 starred Togusa.
The new The Ghost in the Shell anime will start airing on July 7, 2026. Kodansha handles the manga. Some of the most recent adaptations ahead of this new one are ones on Netflix like SAC_2045 line that also included the movies Sustainable War and The Last Human.
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