Fresh off its July 7, 2026 premiere, the hit anime series "THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" just dropped the brand-new end card for episode 9, "BRAIN DRAIN ii."
<The following content is quoted from the official announcement>
Get a First Look at the Episode 9 "BRAIN DRAIN ii" End Card
Illustration: Kazuchika Kise
"THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" Series Information
Synopsis
A.D. 2029. In a near-future Japan, the corporate networks have covered the planet, and electrons and light dance through the void. Yet, the world is not so digitized that nations or ethnic groups have vanished. Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, commands an elite team including the formidable Batou.
Amidst their missions, she envisions the creation of a specialized unit dedicated to preemptive strike crime prevention. Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who shares a similar vision, scouts Kusanagi and her crew. Thus begins the activities of Public Security Section 9—an aggressive tactical organization known as "Ghost in the Shell."
As they confront cyber-crimes swirling in a vortex of international intrigue, the shadow of a mysterious hacker known only as the "Puppet Master" emerges on the horizon. What destiny awaits Kusanagi? And what is the Puppet Master’s true objective? The next generation of cyberpunk action begins now!!
Cast
Motoko Kusanagi: Maaya Sakamoto
Daisuke Aramaki: Kazuhiro Yamaji
Batou: Hiroki Yasumoto
Togusa: Yuichi Nakamura
Ishikawa: Kosuke Goto
Saito: Toru Nara
Borma: Atsushi Miyauchi
Operator: Marie Oi
Fuchikoma: Tomoko Kaneda
Colonel Malles: Akio Otsuka
Colonel Tonoda: Kenichi Ogata
President of Hanka Precision: Masashi Ebara
Anna Puma: Aya Hisakawa
Uni Puma: Nina Kumagaya
© 2026 Shirow Masamune/KODANSHA/THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE
© Animate Times
*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
