Ghost in the Shell anime adds Dominion Tank Police cast

Bandai Namco Filmworks used the official website for *The Ghost in the Shell* TV anime to unveil two new cast additions tied to another Shirow Masamune property. The August 6 update said Aya Hisakawa will voice Annapuna and Niina Kumagaya will voice Unipuma in Episode 4, which began broadcasting and streaming on August 4 in Japan. The site also posted cast comments and character art for the two additions. Anime News Network reported the same casting news on August 5 and identified the pair as a crossover from *Dominion Tank Police*. ### Which characters were added to the anime? The official *Ghost in the Shell* anime site named the new characters as Annapuna and Unipuma. The site said Hisakawa and Kumagaya joined the cast for Episode 4 and presented the two as a matched pair, with visuals released alongside the announcement. Anime News Network said the two characters are the Puma Sisters from *Dominion Tank Police*. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp) That links the current *Ghost in the Shell* television series directly to another Shirow work, rather than introducing entirely original guests. ### Why is the Dominion connection getting attention? Shirow Masamune created both *Ghost in the Shell* and *Dominion*, and official exhibition material for “The World of Shirow Masamune” lists both works among the creator’s major titles. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp) The exhibition description presents *Dominion* as a police action comedy centered on Leona and the small tank Bonaparte, while *Ghost in the Shell* is described as the story of Public Security Section 9. (animenewsnetwork.com) Anime News Network framed the casting as a crossover because the Puma Sisters originate in *Dominion Tank Police*. That makes the appearance notable for viewers tracking how the new anime is drawing from the wider Shirow catalog, not only from prior *Ghost in the Shell* adaptations. ### What exactly did the official announcement say? The August 6 news post on the anime’s English-language site said the “new cast information and special comments” had been released for Episode 4. (shirow-masamune-ex.jp) The post specified that Episode 4 had started broadcasting and streaming on Tuesday, August 4, Japan time. The same official site describes the series as *The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL)* and says it premiered on July 7, 2026. (animenewsnetwork.com) The homepage also shows rolling episode materials, including story information and end-card updates. ### Who is producing this version of Ghost in the Shell? Anime News Network said the television anime is from Science SARU. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp) The official site presents the project as the current TV anime installment under the *Ghost in the Shell* name and uses regular news updates to publish cast additions, episode synopses and visuals. The August 6 homepage update also listed Episode 5, titled “PHANTOM FUND,” among the latest items posted that day. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp) That places the casting reveal inside the show’s regular weekly release cycle rather than as a separate event announcement. ### Where can viewers track what comes next? The official anime website is carrying the release-by-release updates, including cast notices and episode pages. (animenewsnetwork.com) On August 6, the site showed both the new-cast announcement and Episode 5 material, while Anime News Network’s August 5 report carried the crossover casting news for English-language readers. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp) Episode 5, “PHANTOM FUND,” appeared on the official site’s August 6 update list, and the cast page now includes Aya Hisakawa and Niina Kumagaya as Annapuna and Unipuma. (theghostintheshell-anime.jp 1) (theghostintheshell-anime.jp 2)