Science SARU’s highly anticipated Ghost in the Shell anime just dropped its fourth promotional video — and with it, the reveal of an ending theme nobody saw coming: “Blue” by MILLENNIUM PARADE, featuring Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winner Daniel Caesar. With the premiere locked in for 7 July 2026 on Amazon Prime Video worldwide, Singapore fans have less than four weeks to wait.
What the New Ghost in the Shell 2026 Anime PV Reveals
The fourth PV centres on the emotional and psychological core of the story. Set in 2029, the series follows Motoko Kusanagi — a full-body cyborg officer — as she and her newly formed Public Security Section 9 come up against the Puppet Master, a mysterious hacker capable of overwriting human memories. The promo hints at the identity drama that made the original manga and 1995 film so enduring: just how much humanity remains in a mind that can be copied, hacked, or replaced?
Director Mokochan and Science SARU are leaning hard into a retro, manga-faithful aesthetic — rugged linework, dense urban cityscapes, and action sequences that feel closer to Masamune Shirow’s original 1989–1991 manga than to the painterly melancholy of the Mamoru Oshii film. The Fuchikoma AI tanks (called Tachikoma in later entries) are back in their original four-legged form.
“Blue” — An Ending Theme That Spans Three Continents
The ending theme is a genuine surprise. MILLENNIUM PARADE is the creative collective of Daiki Tsuneta, frontman of King Gnu and a musician with existing ties to the Ghost in the Shell universe — MILLENNIUM PARADE previously contributed music to Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. The track “Blue” features Saya Gray, a Canadian-Japanese multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter who formerly toured as bassist for Daniel Caesar, and Daniel Caesar himself, the Grammy Award-winning Canadian R&B artist.
According to the official Ghost in the Shell global site, production on “Blue” began around three years ago with Tsuneta and Saya Gray, with Daniel Caesar joining the collaboration later. The result is an ending theme that crosses Japanese pop, R&B, and indie-soul — fitting for a series asking big questions about identity and borders.
When and Where to Watch — Singapore Included
Ghost in the Shell premieres on 7 July 2026 in Japan (Fuji TV / Kansai TV broadcast, with an early Prime Video window in Japan ahead of the TV airing). Amazon Prime Video holds worldwide streaming rights — excluding Russia and China — meaning Singapore subscribers should be able to watch from day one. Prime Video Singapore has not issued a separate local announcement at time of writing; if that changes, we’ll update this post.
Before the streaming launch, the first two episodes make an early world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (21–27 June, France). A second early screening is set for Anime Expo in Los Angeles on 4 July 2026, with director Mokochan and character designer Shuhei Handa present for a Q&A — for those of you making the trip.
The Team Behind It
The series is produced by Science SARU alongside a production committee that includes Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, and Production I.G — the studio that co-produced the original 1995 film. Series composition and scripts are by EnJoe Toh. Check out our other anime coverage if you’re building your summer 2026 watchlist.
Last Words
Ghost in the Shell has a long history with Singapore fans — the 1995 film is one of those titles that quietly changed how a generation here thought about anime as a serious medium. Science SARU’s track record (Dandadan, Devilman Crybaby) and the ambition of the ending theme point to a production that wants to earn that legacy, not just trade on it. Pop it into your Prime Video watchlist and set a reminder for 7 July.