The upcoming anime adaptation from Science Saru of the classic manga series Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow reveals a new logo by Hajime Sorayama.

Hajime Sorayama is a fascinating artistic figure, known for his somewhat racy robot designs. He also did the album cover of Just Push Play by Aerosmith.

So, having him design the logo for a new Ghost in the Shell anime (shown above) is definitely an interesting choice.

The new teaser trailer (shown below) also continues to emphasize that this anime adaptation of Ghost in the Shell will be visually very faithful to the original manga.

Honestly, I am entirely behind this. We’ve had multiple anime adaptations of Ghost in the Shell over the years, and most of them have deviated from the source material quite a bit.

The other interesting piece of news is that renowned author EnJoe Tou will pen the script for this anime. He has a long and involved bibliography, but in recent years, he’s worked on anime as well, with Godzilla Singular Point being notable.

Either way, I was onboard the moment Science Saru was announced to be doing the anime’s production. In my opinion, after Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, Science Saru can do no wrong, and the inclusion of all these additional creative figures in this new Ghost in the Shell anime fills my heart with a rare sense of hope that this will pan out decently.

In any case, my fingers and toes are firmly crossed that this new Ghost in the Shell anime will land properly once it is released next year.

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