{"id":43649,"date":"2025-02-03T17:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=43649"},"modified":"2025-02-03T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:40:50","slug":"ghost-in-the-shell-official-account-starts-mysterious-countdown-leaving-fans-hoping-for-new-developments-in-the-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/ghost-in-the-shell-official-account-starts-mysterious-countdown-leaving-fans-hoping-for-new-developments-in-the-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost in the Shell official account starts mysterious countdown, leaving fans hoping for new developments in the series\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The official X account of the <strong>Ghost in the Shell <\/strong>series has made a series of posts that have fans hoping for some exciting new announcements in the franchise. As of February 1, the account has been posting short countdown clips, starting at&nbsp;96 hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%94%BB%E6%AE%BB%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E9%9A%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ghostintheshell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ghostintheshell<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E7%AC%91%E3%81%84%E7%94%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u7b11\u3044\u7537<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thelaughingman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thelaughingman<\/a><br><br>\u00a91995\u58eb\u90ce\u6b63\u5b97\uff0f\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\u30fb\u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u30d3\u30b8\u30e5\u30a2\u30eb\u30fbMANGA ENTERTAINMENT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3fTahIPZz\">pic.twitter.com\/T3fTahIPZz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011GHOST IN THE SHELL official (@thegitsofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegitsofficial\/status\/1885523514243113319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, a total of five clips have been posted, with the latest (posted four hours ago)&nbsp;signaling that there\u2019s only 48 hours to go until whatever the countdown is about is unveiled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clips feature various scenes from the Ghost in the Shell manga and its adaptations, overlapped with the symbol of The Laughing Man \u2013 an important figure that appears in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The timing of the countdown clips \u2013 February, coincide with the anniversary of&nbsp;The Laughing Man Incident that occurs in the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sciencesaru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sciencesaru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%94%BB%E6%AE%BB%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E9%9A%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ghostintheshell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ghostintheshell<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E7%AC%91%E3%81%84%E7%94%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u7b11\u3044\u7537<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thelaughingman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thelaughingman<\/a><br><br>\u00a9\u58eb\u90ce\u6b63\u5b97\uff0f\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MhyLbRMHm3\">pic.twitter.com\/MhyLbRMHm3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011GHOST IN THE SHELL official (@thegitsofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegitsofficial\/status\/1886255583701205195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, it was announced that a new Ghost in the Shell anime was in the works by Science Saru and Production I.G, slated to air in 2026. 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