Kodansha is celebrating 30 years of the Ghost in the Shell franchise by hosting its first large-scale exhibition in Japan, honoring its legacy across manga, anime, film, and more. The exhibition first opened on January 30, 2026 and will run through April 5, 2026 at the TOKYO NODE gallery, located in Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills skyscraper complex.
The Ghost And The Shell exhibition gathers over 1,600 archives, original artworks, and manuscripts, which include “never-before-seen materials” from across the franchise’s history. It includes contributions from directors Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama, Kazuchika Kise, and Shinji Aramaki. Inclusions from Science SARU’s upcoming The Ghost in the Shell anime series will also be highlighted.
©Shirow Masamune/KODANSHA/Ghost and the Shell Exhibition Committee
In addition, the exhibition space will feature several immersive and interactive exhibitions, including TechnoByobu and KALKUL’s “AR form,” in collaboration with Aphex Twin and WEIRDCORE, which is described as “a new reality that can only be experienced at the exhibition.”
There will also be over 100 exclusive collaborative items on sale at the exhibition, including works from artists Hajime Sorayama and Mai Yoneyama.
Handcrafted art pieces such as TechnoByobu’s luxury TB-02 art lineup, which includes a special Japanese gold-leaf-pressed folding screen featuring artwork from Ghost In The Shell, and their recently announced “HAC module” series will also be on sale.
Three different types of tickets will be sold at the exhibition event, with the prices (all including tax) listed as follows:
Standard Ticket (Online)
- • General: 2,500 yen (US$15.92)
- • High School/Junior High School Student: 1,900 yen (US$12.10)
- • Elementary School Student: 1,200 yen (US$7.64)
Admission Ticket (Door)
- • General: 2,700 yen (US$17.19)
- • High School/Junior High School Student: 1,900 yen (US$12.10)
- • Elementary School Student: 1,200 yen (US$7.64)
AR Experience Ticket
- • Online Sales — Advance: 1,300 yen (US$8.28)
- • Online Sales — During Event: 1,500 yen (US$9.55)
- • Venue Sales — 1,700 yen (US$10.82)
The Ghost in the Shell exhibition is open on the following days and hours:
- • Monday: 12:00 PM — 6:00 PM
- • Tuesday to Thursday: 12:00 PM — 9:00 PM
- • Friday: 12:00 PM — 6:00 PM (Scheduled) *Depending on events, etc.*
- • Saturday, Sunday, and Public Holidays: 10:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Additional details and ticket information can be found on the event’s official website.
Source: press release
