Overview
- Following Monday's full trailer, Bandai Namco Filmworks confirmed a July 7, 2026 premiere for the new anime adaptation.
- The series will stream on Prime Video worldwide except China and Russia and will air in Japan on Kansai TV and Fuji TV, with new episodes on Tuesdays at 11 PM JST and global drop times still unconfirmed.
- Science SARU leads production with director Touma Kimura, known as Mokochan, and writer EnJoe Toh, with Shuuhei Handa as character designer and music by Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi, and Yuki Kanesaka.
- Set in 2029, the story follows Major Motoko Kusanagi and Public Security Section 9 as they confront complex cybercrimes tied to the hacker known as the Puppet Master.
- The first two episodes will screen early in June at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in a special event featuring the director and core creative team.