The BEST episodes of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Every episode of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL!
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!
#1 - EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/2026
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.
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#2 - EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2026
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.
#3 - EPISODE 03: JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/2026
Kusanagi and Togusa take their suspect into custody after a furious chase in their Fuchikomas. Elsewhere, Aramaki and Batou are staking out Col. Malles when he is paid a visit by someone they suspect is the Puppet Master, the hacker who released the virus on his orders.
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