Voice actorChikahiro Kobayashihas been cast in the ongoingThe Ghost in the ShellTV anime <a href="https://comicvibe.com/pokemon-stop-motion-series-from-aardman-set-for-disney-in-2027/” title=”Pokémon Stop-Motion Series From Aardman Set for Disney+ in 2027″>series. The animebegan airing in Japanand streaming on Prime Video on July 7, 2026.
Kobayashi voiced Lee in the anime’s eighth episode earlier this week. He is most well-known for voicingSaichi SugimotoinGolden Kamuy.
Other voice cast members to join the series earlier this month includeKikuko Inoueas Puppet Master andShigeru Chibaas Nakamura.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- •Maaya Sakamotoas Motoko Kusanagi
- •Kazuhiro Yamajias Daisuke Aramaki
- •Hiroki Yasumotoas Batou
- •Yuichi Nakamuraas Togusa
- •Kosuke Gotoas Ishikawa
- •Toru Naraas Saito
- •Marie Ooias Operator
- •Tomoko Kanedaas Fuchikoma
- •Chafurinas Minister of Internal Affairs
- •Atsushi Miyauchias Borma
Shingo Natsume(One Punch Man, Sonny Boy) also illustrated the end card for the eighth episode.
Mokochan(DAN DA DANSeason 1 assistant director) is directing theThe Ghost in the Shell2026 anime series, withEnJoe Toh(Godzilla Singular Point, author ofSelf-Reference ENGINEandCode Buddha) as series composer and scriptwriter andShuhei Handa(Scott Pilgrim Takes Offco-character designer) as character designer and chief animation director.Science SARUis handling the animation production.
Other staff includeEmi Katanosaka(My Happy Marriage) as background art director,Osamu Masuyama(My Happy Marriage) as background art supervisor,Satoshi Hashimoto(Yaiba: Samurai Legend) as color designer,Hikari Ito(Sanda) as compositing director,Yuji Tange(Puniru is a Kawaii Slime) as sound director,Taisei Iwasaki(MARRIAGETOXIN) as music director and co-composer, andRyo KonishiandYuki Kanesakaas co-music composers.Shota Yasois credited with the sound effects.
The original cyberpunk manga byShirow Masamunedebuted in the May 1989 issue of Young Magazine Kaizokuban, a special supplement of Kodansha’s seinen magazine Young Magazine. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English.
Previous anime adaptations of the series includeMamoru Oshii‘sGhost in the ShellandGhost in the Shell 2: Innocencefilms andKenji Kamiyama‘sGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexTV anime series, its second season, and anime film. These were followed by theGhost in the Shell: Arisefilms, which had a younger version of Motoko; and the 3DCGGhost in the Shell: SAC_2045, which is set afterStand Alone Complex.Production I.Gproduced these titles, withSOLA DIGITAL ARTSassisting forSAC_2045.
Prime Video isexclusively streaming the animein select countries and territories worldwide, except in Russia and China (with an exclusive early window for Japan). Its synopsis is described as:
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.
