The Ghost in the Shell | Season 1 Trailer

Wired bodies. Networked ghosts. The Ghost in the Shell comes to Amazon Prime. Watch the trailer. (Yes, it’s in Japanese. No, we don’t know if there will be an English dub. Probably not.)

Based on the manga “The Ghost in the Shell” by Shirow Masamune, originally serialized in Young Magazine between 1989 – 1991, the series is set in the mid 21st century. It follows the adventures of a counter-cyberterrorist organization called Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi.

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.

The anime series is directed by Mokochan, from scripts by EnJoe Toh. The animation production is by Science SARU, faithfully recreating the original Shirow Masamune art direction and character designs. The Ghost in the Shell will stream exclusively on Prime Video from July 7, 2026 (JST).