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Ghost in the Shell: GLITCH WITCH

Ghost in the Shell launches GLITCH WITCH inside the original manga's timeline

GLITCH WITCH began on Kodansha's YanMaga Web on September 9. Masamune supplies the original concept and character designs, while Naoki Azuma draws the manga on an every-other-Wednesday schedule. Its story unfolds on April 10, 2029, alongside Motoko Kusanagi and Aramaki's preparations to create Public Security Section 9, and follows a conflict in the United States involving Project 2501 and another advanced AI. A one-issue print guest chapter is now scheduled for September 14, but no collected edition or anime adaptation is announced.

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The Ghost in the Shell television anime

Ghost in the Shell finale gives Atsuko Tanaka's son Hikaru a memorial voice cameo

ABEMA Times reported after the September 8 broadcast that Hikaru Tanaka voices one member of the salvage crew encountered in episode 10, the finale of the 2026 The Ghost in the Shell television anime. Maaya Sakamoto voices Motoko in this continuity. The credited appearance is a single supporting role and does not establish a continuing character or replace the current lead actor.

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Ghost in the Shell: GLITCH WITCH

Ghost in the Shell launches GLITCH WITCH inside the original manga's timeline

GLITCH WITCH began on Kodansha's YanMaga Web on September 9. Masamune supplies the original concept and character designs, while Naoki Azuma draws the manga on an every-other-Wednesday schedule. Its story unfolds on April 10, 2029, alongside Motoko Kusanagi and Aramaki's preparations to create Public Security Section 9, and follows a conflict in the United States involving Project 2501 and another advanced AI. No print edition or anime adaptation has been announced.

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Ghost in the Shell 2026 television animeScience SARU

Ghost in the Shell's new anime puts the Puppet Master's origin in episode eight of its ten-part run

ORICON reported from the production's August 22 Anime NYC panel in New York City, United States, that the series contains ten episodes and that episode eight depicts the Puppet Master's origin. Attendees saw the episode's opening section in a world-premiere screening, while the staff said it conducted extensive colour-design research to preserve a dark tone; the disclosure does not reveal the full episode or add an international distribution plan.

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