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

Every episode of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture!

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.

Last Updated: 6/9/2025Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended

8.69

94 votes

#1 - Ghost Whispers (2)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2015

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

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8.62

116 votes

#2 - Ghost Stands Alone (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015

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

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8.56

96 votes

#3 - Ghost Tears (2)

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2015

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?

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8.56

104 votes

#4 - Ghost Pain (2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015

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

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8.55

97 votes

#5 - Ghost Whispers (1)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2015

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.

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8.50

98 votes

#6 - Ghost Tears (1)

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2015

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.

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8.49

108 votes

#7 - Ghost Pain (1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2015

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.

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8.49

111 votes

#8 - Pyrophoric Cult (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2015

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.

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8.37

108 votes

#9 - Pyrophoric Cult (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2015

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

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8.30

141 votes

#10 - Ghost Stands Alone (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2015

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

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