The Ghost in the Shell

Synopsis

The year is 2029. In a near-future Japan where the world has become intensely information-driven, a vast corporate network spans the planet with electrons and light pulsing through it. Yet nation-states and ethnic groups still endure. Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit that includes Batou. While commanding her team, Kusanagi envisions creating a specialized task force to strike preemptively against emerging threats. Meanwhile, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had been planning to form a similar unit, recruits 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 called the "Puppet Master" appears 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.

Background

Koukaku Kidoutai (TV) aired on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's Ka-Anival!! block.