This paper proposes to reread Mamoru Oshii and “GHOST IN THE SHELL,” which have been studied mainly in terms of meaning and interpretation, from the perspective of “anime = philosophy” and existence without a story. First, based on Gilles Deleuze’s discussion of cinema, I will discuss how Oshii’s work was underpinned by a foundation of philosophical thought by capturing the process of discovering the essence of animation in the form of moving pictures. I will also examine how Oshii’s thought in general was informed by a problematic consciousness similar to that of Martin Heidegger’s ontology, and how his works were dedicated to the depiction of existence itself. This paper analyzes Ghost in the Shell as a synthesis of Oshii’s “anime=philosophy” and introduces how the concepts of ghosts, gazing, totality, and death are represented. Through such work, I will provide clues to consider a new ontology, an robotics ontology.