Ilya Kuvshinov to Work on the New Ghost in the Shell Show

On Tuesday night at the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival, Netflix held an event called Netflix Original Anime: A Celebration of Anime and a Look Ahead. We all know that Netflix has commissioned a new “Ghost in the Shell” reboot titled: “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045” from “Ultraman” directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, but there’s more to that story.

The team announced on Tuesday that super talented Ilya Kuvshinov will head character design for that show. The Netflix team has also shared the first character artwork you can see below.

“I am happy to finally announce that I am working on the new Ghost in the Shell series as a lead character design artist! Watching Mamoru Oshii’s first Ghost in the Shell movie at the age of 6 made me fall in love with it (and Japanese animation overall) because of how extraordinary captivating its visuals were, and it’s one of the reasons that made me decide to pursue an artist career,” wrote the artist. “Working on the latest series of a title that means so much to me is a great honor, and I’m designing Motoko as well as other characters with all the love and respect for Ghost in the Shell I have in my heart.”

It will be the first time for the franchise to be fully-animated in 3DCG. Kamiyama and Production I.G will join forces with Aramaki and Sola Digital Arts, who worked on 2004’s “Appleseed.”

What is more, Kamiyama and Aramaki revealed that “Ultraman” will have a second season at Netflix thanks to great results of the first season.