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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Synopsis
The story
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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Episode 6
Tuesday, August 11
2:00 PM UTC
Episode guide
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 7, 202602Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 14, 202603Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 21, 202604Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 28, 202605Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 4, 202606UpcomingEpisode 6UpcomingAirs Aug 11, 202607UpcomingEpisode 7UpcomingAirs Aug 18, 202608UpcomingEpisode 8UpcomingAirs Aug 25, 202609UpcomingEpisode 9UpcomingAirs Sep 1, 202610UpcomingEpisode 10UpcomingAirs Sep 8, 202611UpcomingEpisode 11UpcomingAirs Sep 15, 202612UpcomingEpisode 12UpcomingAirs Sep 22, 2026Characters & voices
500 credited
Motoko Kusanagi
Main
Batou
Supporting
Togusa
Supporting
Pazu
Supporting
Saito
Supporting
Borma
Supporting
Ishikawa
Supporting
Daisuke Aramaki
Supporting
AnnaPuma
Background
UniPuma
Background
Operator
Supporting
Fuchikoma
Supporting
Togusa no Tsuma
Background
Volgarena Daihyou
Background
Naidaijin
Supporting
Kusanagi no Yuujin (Tanpatsu)
Supporting
Kumiai Kanbu
Background
Kagakusha
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Masamune ShirowOriginal Creator
Mahiro MaedaEndcard (ep 5)
Kunio OkawaraEndcard (ep 3)Kunio OkawaraEndcard (ep 3)
Yasuhiro NakuraAnimation Director (ep 5)
Tetsuya NishioEndcard (ep 4)
Hironori TanakaKey Animation (ep 1)
Akiko MatsuoKey Animation (ep 5)
Shirou SasakiPlanning
Shousei ItouProduction Committee
Chikashi KubotaAvant Title Key Animation (ep 3)
Lucien DodgeADR Director (English)
Haruka FujitaKey Animation (OP, ep 1)
Taisei IwasakiMusicTaisei IwasakiMusic Director
Takashi KojimaKey Animation (ep 1)
Tokiemon FutsuzawaAnimation Director (OP)
Bahi JDAvant Title Animation Director (ep 3)Bahi JDAvant Title Key Animation (ep 3)Bahi JDAvant Title Storyboard (ep 3)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
PhilosophyTheme-Other96%
CyberpunkTheme-Sci-Fi94%
CyborgCast-Traits91%
UrbanSetting-Scene90%
Artificial IntelligenceCast-Traits85%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast84%
RobotsCast-Traits82%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast80%
GunsTheme-Action80%
PoliceTheme-Other-Organisations66%
DystopianSetting-Time63%
CrimeTheme-Other63%
GoreTheme-Other56%
NudityCast-Traits51%
PoliticsTheme-Other50%
SeinenDemographic48%
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46.2K members
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Current24,193
Planning20,928
Completed98
Dropped598
Paused366
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