THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL is a dark, action-packed sci-fi crime TV anime produced by Science SARU, directed by Moko-chan, with series composition by Tou Enjou. Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow, the series features Motoko Kusanagi at its center, bringing the gritty and atmospheric tone of the source material to the screen in a bold new animated form.

Set in 2029, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL takes place in a near-future Japan where the world has grown deeply interconnected through a vast global network of corporations, with electrons and light flowing ceaselessly across it—yet nations and ethnic identities remain intact. At the center of the story is Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg and commanding officer of an elite combat unit that includes Batou. Kusanagi has long envisioned a specialized strike force capable of confronting threats before they fully materialize. That vision aligns with the ambitions of Daisuke Aramaki from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who recruits Kusanagi and her team to form Public Security Section 9—an offensive tactical unit nicknamed the "Shell Squad." As the unit takes on sophisticated cybercrimes and shadowy international conspiracies, a nameless, enigmatic hacker known only as the Puppet Master begins to surface at the edges of their investigations, setting the stage for a landmark cyberpunk saga.