[Blu-ray] Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray Box Set (Special Limited Edition)

(c)2026 Masamune Shirow/KODANSHA/THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE

■Video (Color)
Color

■Running Time
(Tentative)

■Total Running Time

: 283 minutes; Main Feature Disc: Approx. 240 minutes;
Bonus Disc: Approx. 43 minutes

■Technical Specifications [Main Feature Disc
]
Linear PCM (Stereo) / AVC / 2 x BD50G discs / 16:9 <1080p High Definition>
Japanese and English audio / Japanese and English subtitles (on/off)

[
Bonus Disc] Linear PCM (Stereo) / AVC / 1 x BD25G / 16:9 <1080p High Definition, some segments 1080i High Definition>

■Bonus Content: Special Booklet

; Storyboard Book [Opening / Episode 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i]
; Bonus Disc
[Opening Sequence (No Credits) / Ending Sequence (No Credits) / Second Teaser /Second Teaser Trailer (Hajime Sorayama ver.) / Promotional Videos 1–6 / Special Promotional Video directed by MOKOCHAN / Trailer / International Theatrical Making-of Video “Making of the New ‘GHOST’”]

■ Other Features
: Original Illustration Jacket

Wired bodies. Networked ghosts. ■A new “Ghost in the Shell” from animation

studio Science SARU is now underway――!!
■A stellar staff has assembled, led by Toh Enjoe as series composer and screenwriter, and Shuhei Handa as character designer and chief animation director!!
■The music is produced by Ryo Konishi and YUKI KANESAKA under music director Taisei Iwasaki!!
■Featuring a star-studded cast including Maaya Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuichi Nakamura, and more!!
■King Gnu performs the opening theme and MILLENNNIUM PARADE the ending theme—their first-ever collaboration!!

◎In addition to the original Japanese audio, the main feature includes an English dubbed track!!(Switchable)
◎Subtitles include Japanese and English!! (Switchable)
◎The bonus disc features behind-the-scenes footage, as well as the opening and ending sequences without credits and promotional videos!!
◎Included bonus items are a booklet and a storyboard book!!
◎The cover features a package design with an original illustration!!

○The TV anime “Ghost in the Shell: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL” is now streaming on various video-on-demand services!!
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[10 Episodes Included] The
year is 2029.In a near-future Japan where corporate networks blanket the stars and electrons and light race through the land, yet the nation and its people have not yet been so thoroughly digitized as to vanish. Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg with a fully cybernetic body, while commanding an elite unit led by Batou, hoped to establish a special task force dedicated to preventing crime before it occurs.Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had been planning to establish a similar unit, recruited Kusanagi and her team. They began operations as Public Security Section 9—the “Ghost in the Shell”—a proactive law enforcement organization.As they confront cybercrime—a realm swirling with international intrigue—the existence of an unidentified hacker known as the “Puppet Master” emerges during the investigation of a certain case. What fate awaits Motoko? And what is the Puppet Master’s true purpose? A new era of cyberpunk action begins—!!

■Episode 01: “PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i” Daisuke Aramaki of the Public
Security Bureau encounters a mysterious cyborg while conducting a raid on a meeting of representatives from a certain country suspected of corruption and criminal activity.The cyborg identifies herself as Motoko Kusanagi and proposes the establishment of a new special forces unit to the Minister of the Interior. To facilitate the unit’s formation, Aramaki requests that Kusanagi conduct a certain investigation.
■Episode 02: “SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i” Kusanagi
and her unit, recruited by Aramaki, begin operations as the Ghost in the Shell.One day, a virus infiltrates the cyberbrain of the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ interpreter. Sensing an attempt by Colonel Mares—who is currently in exile—to disrupt a secret meeting, Aramaki orders Motoko and her team to track down the culprit using reverse tracing.
■Episode 03: “JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii” After a fierce chase involving Fuchikoma
, Kusanagi and Togusa apprehend the suspect.Meanwhile, as Aramaki and Batou lie in wait, an unidentified hacker known as “The Puppeteer”—believed to be the mastermind behind planting the virus on Colonel Mares—makes an appearance.
■Episode 04: “ROBOT RONDO” A series of incidents occurs in which a
prototype robot suddenly attacks humans. Kusanagi and his team recover robots of the same model and discover they share a common feature.To uncover the truth behind the incidents, Batou and Togusa head to Sakka Seiki, the robot’s manufacturer.
■Episode 05: “PHANTOM FUND” Kusanagi and his team head to the northern tip to monitor the combat
cyborg Coil Krasnov.To uncover Coil’s motives and the corruption hidden behind Sagawa Electronics’ underground factory expansion, Kusanagi heads to Sagawa Electronics headquarters, while Batou and the others head to the underground factory.
■ Episode 06: “DUMB BARTER” Kusanagi
and his girlfriend are suddenly attacked and taken to the hospital.The suspected culprit is Tohru Soma, a terrorist with a history with Kusanagi. After leaving the hospital, Kusanagi and Togusa end up at an abandoned factory following their escape, where they become embroiled in a fierce firefight with an armed group.
■Episode 07: “BYE BYE CLAY” A robot escapes from MegaTech Body
. Although it is apprehended by Public Security Section 9, a Puppet Master is found inside the robot. The Puppet Master claims to be a “life form born in the sea of information” to Aramaki and his team. Immediately after demanding political asylum, the robot is snatched away by an unknown assailant.
■Episode 08: “INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i” After diving into the Puppet
Master’s mind, Kusanagi awakens. The truth behind the incident is revealed, but Kusanagi begins to sense the Puppet Master’s presence from time to time.During an operation to subdue terrorists aboard a ship, the Ghost in the Shell team successfully neutralizes them, but Kusanagi accidentally shoots and kills the leader.
■Episode 09: “BRAIN DRAIN ii” Due to a conspiracy by an
unknown party, the incident is reported by the media, and Kusanagi is charged with the murder of the terrorist.Suspecting that the Gorantor Intelligence Agency is pulling the strings behind the scenes, Kusanagi conducts his own investigation, but he is eventually brought to trial.
■Episode 10 (Final Episode) “BRAIN DRAIN iii + GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE” After being shot
and losing his cybernetic body, Kusanagi flees with Batou, now existing as nothing but a brain.He visits Batou’s bed to obtain a new cyberbody, but there, as Kusanagi enters shutdown mode, the Puppet Master—who was supposed to have vanished—begins a broadcast. "    Original Work: Masamune Shirow, “Ghost in the Shell” (Published by Kodansha KC Deluxe) / Director: Moko-chan / Series Composition & Screenplay: Toh Enjo / Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Shuhei Handa / Art Director: Emi Katanozaka / Art Supervisor: Osamu Masuyama /Color Design: Ken Hashimoto / Director of Photography: Hikari Ito / Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose / Sound Director: Yuji Tange / Sound Effects: Shota Yaso / Sound Recording: Yasuaki Ota / Music Director & Music: Taisei Iwasaki / Music: Ryo Konishi, YUKI KANESAKA /Music Production: Flying Dog / Opening Theme: “GO GHOST” by King Gnu / Ending Theme: “Blue” by MILLENNIUM PARADE / Animation Production: Science SARU / Production: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE Motoko Kusanagi: Maaya Sakamoto /Daisuke Aramaki: Kazuhiro Yamaji / Batou: Hiroki Yasumoto / Togusa: Yuichi Nakamura /Ishikawa: Kosuke Goto / Saito: Toru Nara / Boomer: Atsushi Miyauchi / Pazu: Yuya Uchida / Operator: Marie Oi / Fuchikoma: Tomoko Kaneda / Puppeteer: Kikuko Inoue