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Season 1 – The Ghost in the Shell

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In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges.
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Philip Jean-Pierre Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS 6d
B+
When machines can create anything, where does that leave the humans who built the machines? That tonal whiplash could easily fall apart in lesser hands. Here, it works, because the show never loses the philosophical thread underneath the spectacle. Go to Full Review Carlos Gallego CinemasComics Aug 6
4.5/5
Science SARU achieves something very difficult: honoring the legacy of The Ghost in the Shell while crafting an adaptation with an identity of its own. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review David Opie GamesRadar+ Jul 12
4/5
Ghost in the Shell continues to subvert expectations even now, 37 years after Shirow first put pen to paper, but that's incredibly fitting for a franchise long defined by change. Go to Full Review Mariló Delgado Espinof Jul 9
4.5/5
The remake has that charming 90s anime feel, and it has also perfectly captured Shirow's style, from the character designs to the setting and the type of technology they use. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Isaiah Colbert io9.com Jul 6
Its sweeping animation sequences are a visual treat, its whimsically expressive character work is delightfully charming, and its operatic soundtrack punctuates every death-defying action scene with absolute sonic finesse. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Austin R @austinrian 1d Gorgeously animated, The Ghost In The Shell gets the source material back on track after several movie and tv hiccups. See more Ryan Y @McGomez 5d Shockingly unwatchable and almost certainly 100% AI. I read these reviews saying animation was manga accurate…of course I’ve seen all the anime versions only, so I checked some pages and characters of the manga to see if it also looked this bad. It doesn’t, in fact the manga is very good. It is sheer fantasy that this is manga accurate. It looks exclusively produced from AI trained on Ghibli and Pokemon wildly shifting between animation styles. Long segments of inappropriate still frames anyway, like they couldn't even afford enough tokens. Story delivery, musical choices, character expressions might as well have been made by aliens. And this is in the first 5 minutes, talk about a first impression! A complete and utter sham. See more Tanisha H @maroonalys Aug 10 The animation is outstanding (wouldn’t expect anything less from Science Saru) but the plot and dialogue move a mile a minute. It’s like at the pace of Gilmore Girls, but if the dialogue was all philosophical discussions about robotics and humanity. Constantly rewinding to not miss anything, but thought-provoking if anything else. See more Cameron L @RT86048336 Aug 5 I'm not going to dismiss anyone else's preferences but this is a good show. Insisting something that's faithful to the manga shouldn't exist because of a later movie is unhinged. If it's not for you it's not for you. Hope they make more. See more Krystal G @Krystal643 Jul 29 Really liking this adaptation, it has lighter moments than previous adaptations. See more Chauncy B @RT89030664 Jul 27 I hear the people saying it's more aligned with the original manga, but those arguments are missing the point. There are pieces of media that transcend the source material and ghost in the shell is one of them. Like it or not, the Oshii/Kamiyama vision for the franchise is what it has become. This show is like someone taking The Boys and making it into a kids show. It's a huge disappointment, especially after the SAC 2045 (minor) disappointment. Can no one make serious + good sci-fi anime anymore? See more Read all reviews
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Shirow Masamune

Creator

Maaya Sakamoto

Voice

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Voice

Hiroki Yasumoto

Voice

Yuichi Nakamura

Voice

Kōusuke Gotō

Ishikawa

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 7, 2026 Prologue + Super Spartan i During a raid, Daisuke Aramaki of Public Security encounters the mysterious cyborg agent Motoko Kusanagi; Motoko Kusanagi proposes a new special unit to the Minister of the Interior. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 14, 2026 Super Spartan ii + Junk Jungle i Recruited by Aramaki, Kusanagi and her team begin their operations as the Shell Squad; when a virus infects the cyberbrain of the Foreign Minister's interpreter, Aramaki suspects an attempt to sabotage a secret meeting by the exiled Colonel Malles. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 21, 2026 Junk Jungle ii + Megatech Machine i + ii Kusanagi and Togusa take their suspect into custody after a furious chase in their Fuchikomas; Aramaki and Batou are staking out Col. Malles when he is paid a visit by someone they suspect is the Puppet Master, the hacker who released the virus on his orders. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 28, 2026 Robot Rondo Following a series of human attacks by promotional sample robots, Kusanagi's team discovers a shared trait among the model line; Batou and Togusa investigate their manufacturer, Hanka Precision Instruments, to uncover the cause behind the attacks. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 4, 2026 Phantom Fund Kusanagi and the team go to the Far North to surveil a combat cyborg named Koil Krasnov; Kusanagi infiltrates Sagawa's offices; Batou and the rest make for the underground factory. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 11, 2026 Dumb Barter Kusanagi and her boyfriend are rushed to the hospital after being attacked without warning; they suspect Toru Soma, a terrorist that Kusanagi has a history with; Kusanagi and Togusa leave the hospital, and after leading their pursuers on a chase, they find themselves in a battle against an armed group in an abandoned factory. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 18, 2026 Bye, Bye Clay A robot flees from Megatech Body Co., Ltd.; Section Nine takes it into custody, only to find that the Puppet Master is inside it; the Puppet Master announces to Aramaki's team that it is a life form that arose spontaneously in the sea of information; moments after it requests political asylum, it is stolen by an unknown party. Details Episode 8 Airs Aug 25 Intermission + Brain Drain i In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges. Details Episode 9 Airs Sep 1 In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges. Details Episode 10 Airs Sep 8 In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges. Details Episode 11 Airs Sep 15 In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges. Details Episode 12 Airs Sep 22 In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialized task force to pre-emptively strike against emerging threats; a mysterious hacker known as The Puppet Master emerges. Details
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Season Info

Director
Touma Kimura, Mokochan
Creator
Shirow Masamune
Network
Prime Video
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Jul 7, 2026
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