THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (2026)

TV anime20261 season10 episodesOriginal: manga

2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame?

Book language
EditionKodansha Comics

Season 1

EditorialMedium confidence

10 episodesJul 2026 – Sep 2026

Anime ends at
Ep 10

The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1.5

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Continue with The Ghost in the Shell Volume 1.5: Human-Error Processor from the beginning. The 2026 anime reaches the end of the original Volume 1; Volume 1.5 is the next numbered collection. Restart from Volume 1 if you want the extra source detail and scenes condensed by the anime.

Same stop in other languages (switch the page):

All volumes

3 volumes · English · Kodansha Comics

The English edition is at Vol. 1.5.

About this answer: the originals, sources, limits
The Ghost in the Shell · manga
Masamune Shirow's cyberpunk manga line: the 2026 anime adapts Volume 1, followed by Human-Error Processor (Volume 1.5) and Man-Machine Interface (Volume 2).
Where does Season 1 leave off in The Ghost in the Shell?
Season 1 ends with episode 10. Continue with Vol. 1.5. Continue with The Ghost in the Shell Volume 1.5: Human-Error Processor from the beginning. The 2026 anime reaches the end of the original Volume 1; Volume 1.5 is the next numbered collection. Restart from Volume 1 if you want the extra source detail and scenes condensed by the anime.