The BEST Episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!

Last Updated: Sep 22, 2021

Network: Animax

The Ghost in the Shell: Arise OVA sequence has been rebuilt into eight TV-length episodes and extended with two new broadcast exclusive episodes to create Ghost in the Shell: Arise ­ Alternative Architecture! In this highly anticipated prequel set in the year after the fourth World War, cyborg and hacker Motoko Kusanagi finds herself wrapped up in the investigation of a devastating bombing. But she¹s not the only one looking for answers‹as she delves deeper into the mystery of who is behind the attack, a specialized team unlike any before begins to take shape.

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Ghost Whispers (2)

#1 - Ghost Whispers (2)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired May 10, 2015

Time is running out to stop Pandora's box from opening.

star 8.72
88 votes
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Ghost Stands Alone (2)

#2 - Ghost Stands Alone (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Apr 12, 2015

A rare disease puts two citizens at the center of a struggle for military and economic power.

star 8.67
110 votes
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Ghost Tears (2)

#3 - Ghost Tears (2)

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired May 24, 2015

The terrorist attacks on Newport City continue, and the shell squad isn't making much progress against them. Can Motoko accept help from a man made out of plain old flesh and blood?

star 8.60
91 votes
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Ghost Whispers (1)

#4 - Ghost Whispers (1)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired May 3, 2015

After a war hero is convicted of war crimes, he and his former unit hold the entire city hostage. Their demand: access to the state secrets in the Pandora database.

star 8.60
92 votes
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Ghost Pain (2)

#5 - Ghost Pain (2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Apr 26, 2015

The further Motoko investigates her CO's death, the less sense it makes.

star 8.58
97 votes
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Ghost Tears (1)

#6 - Ghost Tears (1)

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired May 17, 2015

Motoko's love life is going better than it ever has, and she's even managed to take an unprecedented 5-hour vacation. Naturally, that's when buildings start blowing up.

star 8.54
93 votes
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Pyrophoric Cult (1)

#7 - Pyrophoric Cult (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired May 31, 2015

Motoko and her squad are finally getting closer to Fire-Starter's broker, but things get tense when they're instructed to take a backseat role on a sting op.

star 8.54
108 votes
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Ghost Pain (1)

#8 - Ghost Pain (1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Apr 19, 2015

Motoko returns from a mission abroad to discover that her commanding officer has been murdered--and no one but Aramaki seems interested in doing anything about it.

star 8.52
101 votes
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Pyrophoric Cult (2)

#9 - Pyrophoric Cult (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Jun 7, 2015

Motoko and the gang have caught their man--or have they?

star 8.42
105 votes
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Ghost Stands Alone (1)

#10 - Ghost Stands Alone (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Apr 5, 2015

When terrorists hijack a peaceful protest, Motoko Kusanagi sees her chance to prove her new squad's worth.

star 8.37
134 votes
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