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Season 1 – The Ghost in the Shell

Play trailer 1:22 Poster for Season 1 – The Ghost in the Shell Jul 2026 Sci-Fi Action Anime Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Rafael Motamayor IGN 2 days ago
9/10
Science Saru’s adaptation of Ghost in the Shell gets off to a thrilling start with stunning animation and a great tonal balance. Go to Full Review Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The Hindu Sep 14, 2026
Across its ten episodes, The Ghost in the Shell has revitalised the original’s caustic critique of hypercapitalism and machine intelligence. Go to Full Review Philip Jean-Pierre Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS Aug 16, 2026
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, 2026
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, 2026
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, 2026
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 Read all reviews

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Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing 1 day ago It is entertaining and somewhat silly. Not as good as the original movie and some of the other shows that followed. Animation style is ok and have some good action sequences. See more Alejandro B @Velero Oct 1, 2026 This is a hard one to review. Let's just say that if you expect something similar to the Oshii's movies or SAC, you will be sorely dissapointed. This one is much more frantic, action-oriented, comedic and juvenile, and offers little to contemplate or think about. But at the same it is more in sync with Shirow's original vision, so manga purists should be happy. I liked some of the designs and that they didn't tone down Shirow's perviness completely. However, the technical side feels poor in an odd way and there is little artistic consistency between characters (AI?). For now, as an adult I am not particularly interested, but I believe this will find its public. See more LABEL 2 @RT75584273 Sep 29, 2026 珠玉在前，本作所呈现的赛博朋克图景难掩迂腐过时，哲学思辨和政治畅想更是在商业化包装下无从窥视，以至于"ネットは広大だわ"只显示出技术性的一面而缺乏社会层面的洞见。动作戏着实精彩，但观众完全有理由期待获得更丰富的体验。 See more Aeon I @RT88670819 Sep 27, 2026 This anime is a fresh and faithful adaptation of the original manga, with excellent production quality that captures the spirit of the source material. The other adaptations, which are also masterpieces, may affect your perception of this one, especially if you're not familiar with the original material. But in my opinion, this adaptation is just as good. See more john D @RT47936566 Sep 26, 2026 It's excellent. More to the source material. See more Elvira G @ElviraG Sep 15, 2026 They did a straight adaptation of the manga for the first time and it’s perfection. 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 Aired Aug 25, 2026 Intermission + Brain Drain i Kusanagi regains consciousness after a brain-dive into the Puppet Master; although they now know the truth behind what happened, Kusanagi keeps sensing the Puppet Master's presence from time to time; the Shell Squad raids a boat being used by a terrorist cell, and Kusanagi mistakenly guns down its leader. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 1, 2026 BRAIN DRAIN ii Footage of the incident is leaked to the media by some unknown party and Kusanagi is accused of murdering the terrorist in cold blood; Kusanagi, suspecting that the Ghorantl intelligence service is pulling the strings behind the scenes, conducts a solo investigation, but she finds herself put on trial. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 8, 2026 EPISODE 10: BRAIN DRAINⅲ+ GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE Kusanagi loses her prosthetic body when it is gunned down, and she flees the scene with Batou as a disembodied brain; they go to Batou's safehouse to get her a new body, but she is channeled into by the presumed-destroyed Puppet Master while in lockdown mode. 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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