Sheffield-based licensing agency Reemsborko is has announced it is representing Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as well as Ghost in the Shell: Arise and the new series The Ghost in the Shell in all territories, outside Asia, non-exclusively.
Ghost In The Shell is a seminal cyberpunk media franchise created by Masamune Shirow in 1989, set in the mid-21st-century and centred on cyborg federal agent Motoko Kusanagi, as she navigates philosophical questions of identity, consciousness, and humanity in a highly digitised future. The franchise has since transcended media boundaries, expanding into mediums like anime, a live-action Hollywood film and video games.
The manga ran until 1991 and inspired multiple anime adaptations including the 1995 film of the same name (which is currently not being widely licensed), the 2002 television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Now it is back, with a brand-new animated TV series version of the iconic sci-fi series. Motoko Kusanagi, also known as Major, returns again battling more cybercrime.
Made by the acclaimed animation studio Science Saru (Inu-oh, The Colors Within, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Dan Da Dan), the fresh animé arrives in Japan as a TV series launching in July 2026 as a Prime Video exclusive, with other territories to follow.
“Reemsborko continues to sign the most interesting IP out there,” Max Arguile of Reemsborko commented. “Kodansha have some of the most beloved animé properties ever created. This project is the best of both worlds – a highly revered and classic IP with an established fanbase, but with fresh content coming.”
Founded in 1909, and headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Kodansha is a privately owned publishing and music publisher and is now the largest publisher in Japan. Other key holdings include iconic franchises such as Attack on Titan, Akira, Sailor Moon, and Fairy Tail.
Reemsborko is the licensing agency repping the good stuff, from animé and animé-adjacent properties, to comics, films, TV and tattoo art. You might not know it, but you need it…
You can contact Max Arguile of Reemsborko about Ghost in the Shell licensing opportunities outside Asia via If this looks email – maxATreemsborko.com (replace AT with @)
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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