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NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War
The United States, 2045. Working as mercenaries, the Major and her team, including newbie Stan, defend a gated town from outlaws. Togusa takes a call.
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
EndedFirst aired 2020-04-23Netflix
Action · Anime · Science-Fiction
Cybercrime is rampant in a near future where advances in technology allow people to augment their minds with "cyberbrains." Full-body cyborg Kusanagi Motoko commands the crime-fighting organization known as Public Security Section 9.
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Season by season.
24 listed episodes across 2 seasons. Air dates are provided by TVmaze and can change.
Season 1 12 episodes
E02
AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall
Armed by a generous patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones. Togusa accepts a new mission from Japan's peace-seeking Prime Minister.
E03
MAVERICK - MIA
As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by a mysterious American organization seeking to employ them.
E04
SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide
While researching the team's disappearance and John Smith, Togusa takes a calculated risk. The GHOST members question the true nature of their mission.
E05
PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God
Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.
E06
DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel
Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.
E07
PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery
Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his delayed team. Then some amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun.
E08
ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa's Death
The Major and Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans. She orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the Prime Minister.
E09
IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle
Problems arise for Section 9 after one of the three post-humans in Japan murders several politicians, then targets the Prime Minister's father-in-law.
E10
NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout
Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.
E11
EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-year-olds
Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program while the Major and Togusa search for clues about the post-human middle school student Takashi Shimamura.
E12
NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N
Togusa has a strange episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Shimamura. When he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate.
Season 2 12 episodes
E01
DOMINO EFFECT / Silly Kukushkin
Members of Section 9 seek out a man named Philip Kukushkin, a Russian national who seems to know a lot about the creation of posthumans.
E02
CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken
US special operations forces join the Section 9 team in their fight against a relentless posthuman named Suzuka Mizukane.
E03
FACTOR / 1A84
While extracting information from Kukushkin, the Section 9 team uncovers some shocking information about an AI program developed by the US government.
E04
MEMORIES / Born in Heaven
Worried Purin might be a spy for the Americans, the Major sends out a crew of Tachikoma to look into her hidden past.
E05
ROOM 101 / Man's Search for Meaning
Togusa finally realizes that he's been trapped in his own memories — and suddenly finds himself in a devastated Tokyo in the year 2045.
E06
N-POWER / How to Build an Independent Nation
After hearing from Togusa, Batou and the others head to Tokyo. Back in Fukuoka, the Major learns that a posthuman has hijacked a nuclear submarine.
E07
TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT / Bridge of Promise
Resurrected as a full-body prosthetic cyborg, Purin tries to hitchhike her way to Tokyo. US special operations forces face Mizukane's wrath.
E08
DEMI DEUS / Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity
Batou and the group get an update on the posthuman situation from Standard. The Major and Purin join the rest of the crew in Tokyo.
E09
LAST RESORT / A Long Slumber
To take back control of the hijacked nuclear submarine, the Section 9 team targets Mizukane and Takashi Shimamura.
E10
OPERATION STANDOFF / The Battle Begins
Shimamura wakes up and makes a desperate move, putting Kusanagi and her crew in an impossible position.
E11
DOOMSDAY / The Moon over the Ruined Castle
Kusanagi and her team do everything they can to stop the US from implementing their draconian plan to end the nuclear standoff with "N."
E12
DOUBLE THINK / Event Boundary
The Section 9 crew start living their regular lives as if nothing ever happened — and the only one who finds it strange is Kusanagi.
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