Image source: Press release — via Anime News Network
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced two new cast members and characters for The Ghost in theShell (Kōkaku Kidōtai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) television anime from Science SARU on Thursday. The Puma sisters, crossover characters reprising their roles from the New Dominion Tank Police anime based on Masamune Shirow's Dominion manga, appeared in the anime's fifth episode on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are Aya Hisakawa as Annapuma and NiinaKumagaya as Unipuma.
The staff also shared the end card for the fifth episode, illustrated by animator and director Mahiro Maeda (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time):
The anime began streaming on Amazon Prime Video Japan starting on July 7at 11:30 p.m. JST (10:30 a.m. EDT), right after its broadcast. The anime is also exclusively streaming simultaneously on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions worldwide, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam.
The anime's first two episodesalso screened at Anime Expo on July 4. A panel featuring director Mokochan, character designer and animation director Shūhei Handa, and other producers was held after the screening.
The cast includes:
Anime Limited's All the Anime revealed theEnglish dub cast for the show last month.
Mokochan (storyboarder, key animator for DAN DA DAN, The Heike Story, Tatami Time Machine Blues) is making his directorial debut with the anime at Science SARU. Toh Enjoe (The Empire of Corpses novelist; Space Dandy, Godzilla Singular Point scripts) is both writing and overseeing the series scripts. Shūhei Handa (Little Witch Academia TV series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Spriggan (ONA)) is designing the characters and also serving as chief animation director. Taisei Iwasaki (BELLE)is serving as music director, and is composing the music along with Ryō Konishi (Journalwith Witch theme song) and Yuki Kanesaka (Dr. Stone).
Additional staff members include:
King Gnu performs the opening theme song "Go Ghost." MILLENNIUM PARADE feat. Saya Gray, Daniel Caesar perform the ending theme song "Blue."
Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I. G are on the production committee for the series.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the new series in May 2024. Voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, the voice of Motoko Kusanagi in the franchise, died in August 2024 at 61 years old.