Tokyo Anime Dispatch

Published on July 8, 2026, the official Ghost in the Shell site marked the series' broadcast-day launch with a compact but important update. The latest TV anime, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL , premiered on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. At the same time, the team released non-credit opening and ending videos on YouTube, confirmed the soundtrack release date, and pointed to a new collaboration poster tied to Japan's science policy outreach. What Was Announced The series is airing every Tuesday at 11:00 PM JST on the Kansai TV and Fuji TV network in the newly launched Hianibar!! block. To mark the premiere, the official team published non-credit versions of both the opening and ending sequences. King Gnu performs the opening theme, GO GHOST , while MILLENNIUM PARADE feat. Saya Gray & Daniel Caesar performs the ending theme, Blue . The site says this is the first time King Gnu and MILLENNIUM PARADE have double-headlined theme songs for the same title. The original soundtr...

On July 6, 2026, the official Ghost in the Shell site published a launch-day update for the new streaming rollout. The page pairs a Shibuya takeover visual with a special Amazon.co.jp store, turning the release into more than a simple platform listing. What Was Announced The English-language news page says the launch campaign runs from Monday, July 6 through Sunday, July 12, 2026. It includes a large-scale visual takeover in Shibuya and a dedicated Amazon.co.jp storefront with books, figures, apparel, smartphone cases, and made-to-order illustration panels. The same official news hub links the streaming plan itself: the new Ghost in the Shell title begins on Prime Video in Japan on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and is set to stream in more than 240 countries and territories, with mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam excluded. Why It Matters Ghost in the Shell has always sat at the intersection of anime, cyberpunk design, and international fandom. This rollout treats the re...

On July 2, 2026, the Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Committee announced a new Kansai touring stop for Ghost in the Shell Exhibition: Ghost and the Shell . The exhibition will run from July 17 to August 30, 2026, at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, and the update adds new material tied to the upcoming TV anime THE GHOST IN THE SHELL , which is scheduled to premiere on July 7, 2026. What Was Announced The Kansai tour keeps the broad structure of the Tokyo exhibition, but it is not a simple repeat. The new notice says the museum will rotate in fresh archive material as the run progresses, so visitors who go early and visitors who return later will not see exactly the same set of displays. Phase 1: July 17 to August 6, 2026, with production materials from episodes 1 to 3, plus pre-production documents that shaped the series before broadcast. Phase 2: August 7 onward, with updated materials from episodes 4 and 5, plus advance materials from episodes 6 a...