A new animation project based on Masamune Shirow’s THE GHOST IN THE SHELL series has been announced. The new anime will be produced by Science SARU.
The announcement was revealed through flyers handed out to visitors during the press preview of the public event “OPEN HOUSE,” held on October 24 at DOVER STREET MARKET GINZA in Tokyo.
A new visual announcing the start of production was also released.
New Visual:
Since Masamune Shirow published the original “Ghost in the Shell” comic in 1989 in “YOUNG MAGAZINE” (Kodansha), the series has continued to captivate and inspire audiences worldwide through various adaptations, including Mamoru Oshii‘s 1995 film “GHOST IN THE SHELL,” multiple anime series, and a Hollywood live-action film.
STORY:
The year is 2029. In 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, 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 Internal Affairs, who had been planning to establish a similar unit, recruited Kusanagi and her team.
Together, they begin operations as Public Security Section 9—an offensive tactical unit known as “Shell Squad.” As they confront complex cybercrimes 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?
A new era of cyberpunk action begins.
Source: Comic Natalie
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