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The Ghost In The Shell (2026) Official Trailer

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In a world full of reboots and remakes, I’m going to go out on a limb here and admit this new reboot of ‘The Ghost In The Shell’ (2026), by Science SARU (Dandadan), has got my attention. Check out the full trailer.

What do you think?

The animation looks fantastic. It feels old school with some nice modern flair. Very fluid. There also looks to be a more humorous, light styling to the entire affair which, from what I’ve read, is more in line with the original manga.

On that same note, this is apparently the first time there has actually been an attempt at a faithful anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s original 1989 manga. I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve had volume 1 on my TBR pile for a good decade or two. Shameful, I know.

On another personal note, I usually watch subtitled anime in Japanese, but I’ve always been partial the English dub for the original movies and Stand Alone Complex. I wonder if they will use the same voice actors in this new series? Man, I hope so.

The new ‘The Ghost in the Shell’ looks to start airing July 7.

9 responses to “The Ghost In The Shell (2026) Official Trailer”

  1. ManInBlack Avatar
    ManInBlack

    I’ve not read the manga so the character designs and the goofiness in this trailer were quite a shock to me as I’ve only known the serious, tightly drawn extant versions of GITS. I also didn’t know it was that horny either! 😮

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      Yeah, it’s quite the jump from the super serious GITS I grew up with. It does look more in line with “Dandadan” which I’ve only seen bits and pieces of. Happy to see what they can do with the story though. Something to look forward to this summer.

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  2. Uri Avatar
    Uri

    As a fan of the first movie, I’m a bit confused as to what I just watched. :DI need to rewatch the 1995 version to refresh my memory, but this looks similar in character design but very different in tone and style. So is this supposed to be a remake/reboot of the original movie or just a new adaptation of the manga series?… a few minutes later …Ok, I checked with MetaAI to do the hard work for me, and I got a pretty nice chart. I had no idea it was this complex and split into different timelines…Where should you start?

    Fans usually recommend 2 paths:

    For complete timeline: Watch Arise first since it’s chronologically earliest 

    For philosophy + visuals: Start with the 1995 film, then Innocence

    For characters + worldbuilding: Start with Stand Alone Complex, then 2nd GIG, then watch the 1995 filmWhat’s new in 2026

    Science SARU is doing a brand new anime, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, based directly on Masamune Shirow’s manga. It is a separate timeline that needs no prior knowledge. Fans are hyped because it’s returning to hand-drawn aesthetics.

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    1. Uri Avatar
      Uri

      Sorry for the above mess. It seems line breaks don’t always register.

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    2. Cinematic Point Of View Avatar
      Cinematic Point Of View

      Yeah there is a lot out there. I’m not sure the perfect order, but for me, it’s the first two movies and then tStand Alone Complex, then 2nd GIG. I started watching Arise a few years ago but did not finish. There are some CGI movies on Netflix I have not seen either.

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      1. Uri Avatar
        Uri

        GITS movie came out at a time when I was just getting seriously focused on moviegoing experience and cinema in general via my freelance writing career. I also just got on the internet two years prior. And because I was used to seeing anime mostly on TV the trailer and the fact it was coming to the cinemas across the North America blew me away. It took at least a year or more before I finally got to see it on VHS that I bought in Virgin Megastore while visiting family friends in Paris.

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      2. Cinematic Point Of View Avatar
        Cinematic Point Of View

        That’s great and I totally get that. I love that there is a great memory attached to seeing it. Ah the good ole VHS days. That’s how I felt about the bootleg Macross movie I picked up at a comic book convention one year in Houston. Absolutely no subtitles but that didn’t stop me from watching it 1000 times and feeling like a real anime pro having picked it up at the convention. Good times.

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      3. Uri Avatar
        Uri

        I’m not sure if I haven’t told you this story but where I grew up we rarely had anime on local TV. But I could watch it every afternoon was at the summer house where we could catch Italian TV signal across the sea. Telepadova channel was showing anime and also some live action Japanese series all the time. All dubbed in Italian which I still understand only some words but that didn’t stop me devouring everything.

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        Cinematic Point Of View

        That is awesome! I love how back before the internet kids had to take what they could get in anyway they could find it. Not anine related but I remember when we would visit my grandparents in a really rural part of Texas I would stay up all night trying to tune in radio stations from all over.

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