Published May 11, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT The tachikomas are rolling in The Ghost in the Shell anime gets exciting release date update with newest trailer Sign in to your Polygon.com account Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a wave of new details on Sunday for its upcoming anime , The Ghost in the Shell , which is officially set to premiere on July 7, 2026. Produced by Science Saru, the same studio behind Devilman Crybaby and Inu-Oh , and directed by Touma Kimura (aka Mokochan), the series serves as a full retelling of Masamune Shirow’s landmark cyberpunk manga of the same name and reboots the series following several previous adaptations. The Ghost in the Shell series will stream exclusively on Prime Video worldwide (except China and Russia), and will also air in Japan on Kanai TV and Fuji TV’s Ka-Aniva! anime block. Series episodes will drop every Tuesday evening at 11 PM JST, which should mean episodes will release at 9 AM EST on Prime Video, though the worldwide release timing is still unclear.…