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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

2026-07-07 · 25 min / episode · ★ 8.1

Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame?

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Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, Production I.G, FlyingDog, dentsu, Kansai Television
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

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Maaya SakamotoMaaya SakamotoMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Hiroki YasumotoHiroki YasumotoBatou (voice)
Yuichi NakamuraYuichi NakamuraTogusa (voice)
Kazuhiro YamajiKazuhiro YamajiDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
Kousuke GotoKousuke GotoIshikawa (voice)
Toru NaraToru NaraSaito (voice)
Marie OoiMarie OoiOperator (voice)
Tomoko KanedaTomoko KanedaFuchikoma (voice)

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