
Episode guide · Action / Psychological
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Koukaku Kidoutai: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Synopsis
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. (Source:攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Site)
Next episodeEpisode 9 / 10
Release time2:00 PM UTC
DateSeptember 1, 2026
Series facts
- Format
- TV
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Studio
- Science SARU
- Source
- Manga
- AniList score
- 75%
Upcoming episodes
- Episode 10
Trailer
Watch on YouTubeCharacters & Cast
Japanese voice cast
MainMotoko Kusanagi草薙素子Voiced byMaaya Sakamoto坂本真綾
SupportingDaisuke Aramaki荒巻大輔Voiced byKazuhiro Yamaji山路和弘
SupportingBatouバトーVoiced byHiroki Yasumoto安元洋貴
SupportingTogusaトグサVoiced byYuuichi Nakamura中村悠一
SupportingIshikawaイシカワVoiced byKousuke Gotou後藤光祐
SupportingSaitoサイトVoiced byTooru Nara奈良徹
SupportingOperatorオペレーターVoiced byMarie Ooi大井麻利衣
Supporting28-ban28番Voiced byMisato Matsuoka松岡美里
SupportingSeisou Kyokuin清掃局員Voiced bySetsuji Satou佐藤せつじ
SupportingTonoda Taisa殿田大佐Voiced byKenichi Ogata緒方賢一
SupportingProject 2501人形使いVoiced byKikuko Inoue井上喜久子
SupportingKatagiri片桐Voiced byTomoyuki Shimura志村知幸
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Tags
- Cyberpunk
- Philosophy
- Primarily Adult Cast
- Cyborg
- Urban
- Artificial Intelligence
- Female Protagonist
- Robots
- Guns
- Police
- Dystopian
- Crime