Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)

Name: Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Genre: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Toru Okawa

★ 6.5 25m/ep Animation · Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy Latest: S2 E12

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

Created by: Shirow Masamune
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Toru Okawa, Takashi Onozuka, Taro Yamaguchi, Sakiko Tamagawa
Country: Japan
First aired: April 23, 2020

Seasons

Season 1 · 12 episodes
Season 2 · 12 episodes

Season 1 Episodes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel
Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.