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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
The aggressive unit "Shell Squad", led by the full-body cyborg Motoko Kusanagi.
2026 · 1 season · 25m · ★ 8.3
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? A new era of cyberpunk action begins!
Start from S1E1 · EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i
Official trailer
Episodes
E11. EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i
2026 · 25m · ★ 7.2
During a raid on a meeting with a foreign representative that he suspects involves corruption and criminal activity, Public Security's Daisuke Aramaki encounters a mysterious cyborg. Introducing herself as Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg proposes the formation of a new special forces unit to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Aramaki asks Kusanagi to investigate something as a first step.
E22. EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i
2026 · 25m · ★ 8.3
Kusanagi and her team begin operating as the Shell Squad after being scouted by Aramaki. At some point, the cyberbrain of the Foreign Minister's interpreter was infected by a virus. Aramaki senses that Col. Malles, who is living in exile in the country, is trying to interfere with a secret meeting. He orders Kusanagi to back-trace the hack and find the culprit.
Cast
Maaya Sakamoto
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Batou (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Togusa (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Kousuke Goto
Ishikawa (voice)
Toru Nara
Saito (voice)
Marie Oi
