Anime Expo 2026″ North America Premiere & Panel Official Report & Event Photos Released!

At “Anime Expo 2026,” North America’s largest anime convention currently being held in Los Angeles, USA, a special panel and North American premiere screening for this title, “THE GHOST IN THE SHELL × Science SARU: Special Panel & Premiere,” was held on Saturday, July 4 (local time).

The event kicked off with a passionate introduction by MC Jackie Jing. At the very beginning, when it was announced that the opening theme for the series would be “GO GHOST,” a brand-new song by King Gnu, an earth-shattering cheer erupted from the audience.

 

Keeping the excitement high, the premiere screening of Episodes 1 and 2 (English dub) began. The audience was instantly drawn into the new cyberpunk action brought to life by Science SARU’s stunning animation.

 

With the post-screening excitement still lingering, a stellar lineup of staff members took the stage, including Mokochan (Director), Shuhei Handa (Character Design&Exective Animation Director), Shuhei Shindo (Animation Producer), Kengo Abe (Producer), and Takeshi Katsurada (Editor).

 

During the subsequent Q&A session, they shared plenty of exclusive behind-the-scenes production secrets, such as the stories behind the designs and their meticulous attention to detail in animation production. Furthermore, the English dub cast members—SUZIE YEUNG (as Motoko Kusanagi), BILL BUTTS (as Batou), NICK APOSTOLIDES (as Togusa), and TONY WEAVER, JR. (as Saito)—also joined the stage. The 80-minute event was a massive success, filled with enthusiastic interactions with North American fans.

 

 

Anime Expo 2026
Dates: Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 5, 2026 [PT] [Local Time]
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, USA

 

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