A new anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s iconic manga Ghost in the Shell is on its way courtesy of acclaimed animation studio Science SARU, and a new poster and trailer for the series – titled The Ghost in the Shell – has been released ahead of its worldwide premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival next month, teasing “a new era of cyberpunk action.” Check them out below along with the official synopsis…
The year is 2029, A near-future Japan, where the world has become highly information-intensive, with a vast corporate network covering the planet, electrons and light pulsing through it. But the nation-state and ethnic groups still survive.
Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit of fellow cyborgs, including Batou. While commanding her team, Kusanagi envisions the creation of a specialized task force to preemptively strike against emerging threats. Meanwhile, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Home Affairs, who had been planning to establish a similar unit, scouts Kusanagi and her team.
Together, they begin operations as Public Security Section 9 – an aggressive tactical organization known as “Shell Squad.” As they confront complex cyber-crimes and international conspiracies, the existence of a mysterious, unidentified hacker known as “the Puppet Master” emerges on the horizon of their investigation. What fate awaits Kusanagi? And what is the Puppet Master’s true objective?
The Ghost in the Shell will premiere at the Annecy International Film Festival in June before a worldwide premiere on July 7th. It will be available internationally via Prime Video.
