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TV series

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

2020TV-142 seasons6.5 / 10

In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.

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Synopsis

In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.

Season 2 episodes

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Episode 1

DOMINO EFFECT / Silly Kukushkin

25m6.3 / 10

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.

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Episode 2

CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken

25m6.0 / 10

US special operations forces join the Section 9 team in their fight against a relentless posthuman named Suzuka Mizukane.

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Episode 3

FACTOR / 1A84

25m6.0 / 10

While extracting information from Kukushkin, the Section 9 team uncovers some shocking information about an AI program developed by the US government.

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Episode 4

MEMORIES / Born in Heaven

25m6.3 / 10

Worried Purin might be a spy for the Americans, the Major sends out a crew of Tachikoma to look into her hidden past.

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Episode 5

ROOM 101 / Man's Search for Meaning

25m6.4 / 10

Togusa finally realizes that he's been trapped in his own memories — and suddenly finds himself in a devastated Tokyo in the year 2045.

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Episode 6

N-POWER / How to Build an Independent Nation

25m6.1 / 10

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.

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Episode 7

TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT / Bridge of Promise

25m5.9 / 10

Resurrected as a full-body prosthetic cyborg, Purin tries to hitchhike her way to Tokyo. US special operations forces face Mizukane's wrath.

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Episode 8

DEMI DEUS / Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity

25m5.9 / 10

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.

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Episode 9

LAST RESORT / A Long Slumber

25m6.1 / 10

To take back control of the hijacked nuclear submarine, the Section 9 team targets Mizukane and Takashi Shimamura.

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Episode 10

OPERATION STANDOFF / The Battle Begins

25m6.1 / 10

Shimamura wakes up and makes a desperate move, putting Kusanagi and her crew in an impossible position.

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Episode 11

DOOMSDAY / The Moon over the Ruined Castle

25m6.4 / 10

Kusanagi and her team do everything they can to stop the US from implementing their draconian plan to end the nuclear standoff with "N."

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Episode 12

DOUBLE THINK / Event Boundary

29m6.4 / 10finale

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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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Cast

Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Toru OkawaSaito (voice)
Takashi OnozukaPaz (voice)
Taro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
Sakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice)

Credits

Created by
Shirow Masamune
Written by
Kenji Kamiyama

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
24
Original language
Japanese
Original title
攻殻機動隊 SAC_2045

Networks & production

  • Netflix
  • Production I.GJapan
  • Sola Digital ArtsJapan
  • Bandai Namco ArtsJapan
  • dentsuJapan
  • FlyingDogJapan

Themes

3d animationanimebased on mangacapitalismcrime investigationcybercrimecyberpunkdistant future