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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

Koukaku Kidoutai: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL · 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

TV · Finished · Summer 2026 · 10 episodes · 24 min

The year is 2029. In near-future Japan, where the world has become highly information-intensive, with a vast corporate network covering the planet, electrons and light pulsing through it. But the nation-state and ethnic groups still survive.

Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit, including Batou. While commanding her team, Kusanagi envisions the creation of a specialized task force to preemptively strike against emerging threats. Meanwhile, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had been planning to establish a similar unit, recruited Kusanagi and her team. Together, they begin operations as Public Security Section 9—an offensive tactical unit known as “Shell Squad.” As they confront complex cybercrimes and international conspiracies, the existence of a mysterious, unidentified hacker known as The “Puppet Master” emerges on the horizon of their investigation.

What fate awaits Kusanagi? And what is the Puppet Master’s true objective? A new era of cyberpunk action begins.

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Genres: Action, Ecchi, Psychological, Sci-Fi

Tags: Cyberpunk, Philosophy, Cyborg, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Female Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Police, Urban, Conspiracy, Crime, Dystopian

Studio: Science SARU

Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Prologue / Super Spartan I
  2. Episode 2: Super Spartan II / Junk Jungle I
  3. Episode 3: Junk Jungle II / Megatech Machine I / Megatech Machine II
  4. Episode 4: Robot Rondo
  5. Episode 5: Phantom Fund
  6. Episode 6: Dumb Barter
  7. Episode 7: Bye Bye Clay
  8. Episode 8: Intermission / Brain Drain I
  9. Episode 9: Brain Drain II
  10. Episode 10: Brain Drain III / Ghost Coast / Epilogue

Reviews

Explosive and insane adaptation of an unadaptable legend. Finally, animated as it should've been.

A fascinating world, great characters, and plenty to think about. A really enjoyable season that left me wanting more.

Science SARU's back-to-basics take on this legendary series faithfully recreates Masamune Shirow's masterpiece