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The Ghost in the Shell | First promotion video
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- Title
- TVアニメーション『攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL』プロモーションビデオ第1弾｜2026年7月放送
- Authors
- バンダイナムコフィルムワークス チャンネル
- Duration
- 0:35
- Published
- Jan 30 2026
Show airs July 2026.
I'm much more confident in the show after seeing this trailer. Love the chunky outlines and cel-esque colouring.
Even long time fans of GITS might be surprised to learn that Motoko was not super hard boiled in the original manga, instead being quite expressive. Hoping Science Saru brings out a bit of the original take on the character!
Science Saru is a pretty good studio. I'm a huge GiTS fan, happy to see it looks like it landed in competent hands after all this time.
For sure. Their upcoming adaptation of A Witch in Mongolia also looks great!
They did a great job with Dan Da Dan! Looking forward to this.
Rather happy they're keeping that late 80s early 90s style - bit of diversity in anime always a good sign.
Their April 2025 trailer has more design art
https://gamerant.com/the-ghost-in-the-shell-science-saru-reveals-series-staff-2026-release/
I love the faithfulness to the original style, but the one thing I hope doesn't make it off the pages of the manga is the fan service. I understand Shirow's style, and while I don't need GitS to only be gritty realism—it can have the comic aspects of the original manga—I would still prefer it not to be as gross or pandering as the manga was. Based on some of the poster art though, I think I might be a little bummed in that area. But we'll see! I'm trying to keep an open mind as best I can.
Excellent music, though! Brings similar hype-vibes to the Stand Alone Complex trailer.
EDIT: Does anyone remember the FMV sequences from the PSX game?
...that poster looks less ghost in the shell and more man-machine interface...
I think it's supposed to be reminiscent of the cover to volume 7 of GitS. Not sure, though.
I still regret selling my copy.
...visually, this interpretation appears profoundly closer to the original manga than any of the others i've seen...
I like the idea of GITS but never know where to start. Any suggestions?
I'd suggest either the 1995 Ghost in the Shell film or the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV series. Season 1 of SAC in particular is excellent.
@lou These are not only the best adaptations of GITS but really the only ones worth watching... with the possible addition of Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, depending on how much the underlying philosophical exposition of the franchise suits you (and if you find that bit's just a distraction, you might as well watch whichever you like because you're missing the point).
SAC Season 2 is definitely better than the first though.
My personal recommendation for a watch order is:
This captures the philosophical reflections of events in the mangas, albeit in a cyclical order, starting with the gospel of Kusanagi's ascension, followed by the legendary tales of her mortal actions, followed by more tales of her mortal actions, followed by her first divine acts.
What Oshii expresses in his films is precisely what Shirow presents in both series of his manga, albeit in his own manner: Motoko Kusanagi ascends into digital godhood. What is difficult to understand is Shirow's opaque, meandering story-telling style.
Man-Machine Interface, the canonical sequel to The Ghost in the Shell is meant as a connecting piece between The Ghost in the Shell and Shirow's other famous manga, Appleseed. Man-Machine Interface sets up the notion that the mainframe shrines in Appleseed serve as an evolution of the dwellings of the net-goddess Kusanagi.
In Shirow's world and timeline for GitS, Dominion: Tank Police, and Appleseed, Kusanagi/2501 is presumably the origin of the supercomputer Gaia, as well as the AIs Yoshino and Athena, within the shared universe.
Oshii's take is more personal, looking at humankind's ascension to godhood as similar to that of Māzǔ merging with Guānshìyīn. For more on the religious implications of GitS's story, especially Oshii's take, see this thread from last summer.
IMO both seasons are so good there's no use fighting over it, plus jumping into S2 without the context of S1 will greatly lessen S2's impact