New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Animated Series Lands at Netflix

Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki to co-direct anime based on original manga

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The new “Ghost in the Shell” animated series from Production I.G has landed at Netflix, the company announced on Friday.

The anime series, titled “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045” will premiere worldwide on the streamer in 2020.

As previously announced,  Kenji Kamiyama (“Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” series) and Shinji Aramaki (“Appleseed”) will co-direct the project, a new story based on the original manga series. Animation studio Production I.G will team with Sola Digital Arts, the studio behind Netflix’s upcoming “Ultraman.”

“YES, A NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL ANIME IS COMING,” the company wrote on its sci-fi centric Twitter account. “‘Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045’ will be directed by ‘Appleseed’s’ Shinji Aramaki and ‘Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex’s Kenji Kamiyama.’ On @Netflix in 2020! *desire to explore the true meaning of human consciousness intensifies*”

The new anime series will be the latest installment in the “Ghost in the Shell” franchise, following the 2017 live-action film, which received widespread criticism for casting white actress Scarlett Johansson as the Japanese character Motoko Kusanagi.

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