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They've announced a Blu-ray box set for THE GHOST IN THE SHELL!

See news article here: 新作TVアニメ『攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL』豪華特典満載のBlu-ray BOX 12月23日(水)決定!! - V-STORAGE(ビー・ストレージ) 【公式】 produced by バンダイナムコフィルムワークス

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Blu-ray BOX Product Information

The Blu-ray BOX (Special Limited Edition) containing all 10 episodes will be released on December 23rd, 2026 (Wednesday).

◎The bonus disc includes making-of footage, non-credit opening and ending sequences, and a promotional video!!

◎Included bonus items are a booklet and a storyboard book!

◎The jacket features a package design with newly drawn illustrations!!

In addition, original bonus items will be offered by different retailers! Don't miss this opportunity!

[Blu-ray BOX Product Information]

Product Name: Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray BOX (Limited Edition)

Release Date: December 23, 2026 (Wednesday)

Price: ¥38,500 (tax included)

Publisher/Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks

Contents: All 10 episodes

Specifications:

Approx. 283 minutes (Main Feature DISC approx. 240 minutes + Bonus DISC approx. 43 minutes)

Main Feature DISC: Linear PCM (Stereo)/AVC/BD50G x 2 discs/16:9 <1080p High Definition>/Japanese & English audio/Japanese & English subtitles (ON/OFF available)

Bonus DISC: Linear PCM (Stereo)/AVC/BD25G x 1 disc/16:9 <1080p High Definition, some 1080i High Definition>

Bonus:

Special booklet

Storyboard book

[Opening | Episode 01 PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i)

Bonus Disc

[Non-credit opening video | Non-credit ending video | Teaser trailer #2 |

Teaser trailer #2 ver. Hajime Sorayama | Promotional video #1 | Promotional video #2 | Promotional video #3 | Promotional video #4 | Promotional video #5 | Promotional video #6 | Special promotional video directed by MOKOCHAN | Trailer | Making-of video for overseas screenings "Making of the New "GHOST""]

Specifications: Newly drawn jacket

Play Asia has it up for pre-order £248.48 (incl. VAT) i can't pre order it the moment but will do soon.
 
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Crunchyroll December 2026.

One Steelbook this month.

December 1st
A Gather's Adventure in Isekai
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits Season 2
One Piece Season 14 Voyage 11
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
Trigun Stampede (Steelbook)

December 8th.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2

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Nice to see a larger slate of releases again, and only one is a rerelease too.

Only Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! interests me, but I'm happy to see that one get a disc release which is unexpected with how things have been for a while now.
 
Sentai FILMWORKS November 2026.

November 10th.
Call of the Night Season 2

November 17th.
Kids on the Slope (Re-release)

November 24th.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World
Samurai Girls / Samurai Bride (Re-release)
The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 (Steelbook)​
 
Dai said:
Probably, but there was a two year gap between the US and UK releases of season 1, so I'm not waiting this time.
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While logical to assume they'd release all of a series instead of only season 1, I don't think it's a foregone conclusion anymore with AL. Sentai released The Eminence In Shadow S1 on 10/10/2023, and AL released their version 16/12/2024; Sentai released S2 on 24/09/2024, and it's still MIA from AL, now years later and not even an announcement for future release. I gave up waiting on that one.

I dislike buying US versions if it I can avoid it because of the high chance of getting scratched discs due to terrible QC at the Vantiva blu-ray pressing plant in Mexico. It's not always an issue with every disc of course, but I had to piece my set of Clannad together from three separate copies to get a complete set that would play and the discs still are not all scratch-free which concerns me they might not play on a different player than what I have now

I haven't had any trouble at getting replacements from Sentai, but it's an extra annoyance to have to deal with. The problem has been going on for years so I don't think it's ever going to get fixed. It's obviously out of Sentai's control and it affects every US publisher unless they have discs made in Austria or Poland or whatever other disc facilities are left. I believe Paramount does that with their US discs, as do the UK labels that also sell discs in the US (Eureka, 88 Films, Arrow, Radiance) but in general US discs come from the Mexico facility.

The discs I have the most trouble with, and that have the deepest scratches I've ever seen, are US Criterion discs, which for a while seemed to be at least 50% of those I got were badly scratched. I don't know why it's worse with them other than their somewhat unique packaging makes me wonder if the discs are packaged somewhere else compared to most and that's where it's happening. Considering the premium prices Criterion charges, it's especially irritating and they really should use one of the other plants even if it costs them more to do so since they're selling a supposedly premium product--given their often poor encoding quality I don't consider them premium, personally.
 
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