Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie" will be released on June 20!　New key visual, PV, story, etc. are also released.

The release date of the anime film "Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie" has been set for June 20. A new key visual, PV, storyline, etc. were also announced.

Ghost in the Shell" is a theatrical animation based on the manga published by Masamune Shirow in 1989, and commemorates the 25th anniversary of the serialization of "Ghost in the Shell," a science fiction work that has been adapted for various media and boasts worldwide popularity. The film depicts the secret of the birth of the main character Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg with super wizard hacker skills, and the origin of the independent unit (=Ghost in the Shell) under the direct control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by her. The film is directed by Kazuya Kise, character design by Kazuya Kise, screenplay by Tow Ubukata, music by Cornelius, director by Kazuya Nomura, chief animation director by Toru Okubo, and animation production by Production I.G. In April, a new TV series, "Ghost in the Shell: ARISE ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURE" will begin, and a live-action film by Walt Disney Studios will be released on April 14, 2017.

With the release date set for June 20, new information including a new key visual, PV, and storyline have been released all at once. The new key visual is a group illustration of the Ghost in the Shell members wearing optical camouflage suits, and if you look closely, you can see Motoko's body is transparent. The PV is approximately 3 minutes long, and is a new cut of the existing video.

In addition, "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C." will be rebroadcast on three stations (Tele-Tama, Ciba-TV and tvk) every Wednesday from 23:00 on April 1, and BS11 will broadcast "Ghost in the Shell STAND ALONE COMPLEX Episode 01 Public Safety Section 9 SECTION-9" on April 7, from 24:30.

<Story>.
In March 2029, the biggest postwar incident, the assassination of the prime minister, occurred. Among the victims was Motoko Kusanagi's former boss, Kurtz of the 501st agency.
　Kusanagi begins an investigation with Batou, Togusa, and other assembled members. You are my parts. Those who fail to perform will be purged," Kusanagi says. The members protested, "Are we parts?
　What was behind the incident was a political deal over a "dead end," a technical obstacle that would determine the future of prosthetic body development. Furthermore, the existence of a cybernetic virus [Fire Starter] that performs "brainwashing, infiltration of ghosts, and formation of pseudo-memories" all at once is also in the background. And the clues that were discovered during the investigation of the case were also connected to Kusanagi's secret background. ......
　A mysterious cyborg is active in the dark. The truth behind the assassination of the prime minister. The existence of the "Third World. The trap that awaits ahead. Kusanagi, who heads off alone to his "battlefield," tells the remaining members of the team his final "order.
Obey your ghosts.
　When the remaining six members follow their own ghosts, the hodgepodge of stragglers is transformed into a team that performs at its best.
　The world is shaken by the moment the "Ghost in the Shell" is born.