Price : | |
Weight : | 250 g |
Director : | Kazuchika Kise , |
Year : | 2014 |
Genre : | Boy Series Animation , Girl Series Animation , Robot/ Robotics/ Mecha , |
Subtitle : | Chinese , English , Malay , |
Language : | Japanese , |
Video Format : | NTSC , |
Audio Format : | AUDIO STEREO , |
Discs : | 1 |
Region Code : | ALL , |
Model : | DVD , |
Each of the episodes are known as "borders", and have received a limited national theatrical release one month before the release of their Blu-ray and DVD versions. A recurring part of the episodes is the mysterious Fire Starter (¥Õ¥¡¥¤¥¢・¥¹¥¿©`¥¿©` Faia Sut¨¡t¨¡?) computer virus, as well as looking into the lives of Public Security Section 9's members before its formation.[6]
The opening theme for the "borders" is called Ghost in the Shell: Arise, and is performed by both Salyu and Cornelius; the ending themes are different for each episode.
No. | Title | Japanese release date | English release date |
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1 | "Ghost Pain" | June 22, 2013 | October 21, 2014[9] |
Set in the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire Motoko Kusanagi to investigate, but on the case with her are "Sleepless Eye" Batou who believes Kusanagi is a criminal, Niihama Prefecture Detective Togusa who is investigating a series of prostitute murders he believes are related to the incident, and Lieutenant Colonel Kurtz of the 501 Organization who also wishes to keep an eye on Kusanagi.[7][8] The ending song is "Jibun ga Inai" (¤¸¤Ö¤ó¤¬¤¤¤Ê¤¤?, "There is no me") composed and arranged by Cornelius, lyrics by Yura Yura Teikoku's vocalist and guitarist Shintaro Sakamoto, and performed by salyu × salyu. |
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2 | "Ghost Whispers" | November 30, 2013 | October 21, 2014 |
Freed of her responsibilities with the 501 Organization, Motoko Kusanagi must now learn how to take orders from Aramaki. Someone hacks the Logicomas, and Batou enlists the help of former army intelligence officer Ishikawa and former air artillery expert Borma. Kusanagi also seeks to enlist ace sniper Saito and undercover cop Paz into the new Public Security Section 9.[10] The two groups rival each other in a case involving a man who receives false memories of a refugee transport operation. The ending song is "Soto wa Senj¨ da yo" (Íâ¤Ï‘éˆö¤À¤è?, "Outside it's a Battlefield!") composed and arranged by Cornelius, lyrics by Sakamoto, and performed by Ichiko Aoba with Cornelius. |
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3 | "Ghost Tears" | June 28, 2014[13] | TBA |
Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scylla (¥¹¥¯¥é¥¹ Sukurasu?).[11] Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg corporation.[12] The ending song is "Heart Grenade" composed and arranged by Cornelius, lyrics and performed by Sean Lennon. |
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4 | "Ghost Stands Alone" | September 6, 2014 | TBA |
Motoko and Public Security Section 9 must track down a terrorist known as “Fire Starter”, who unleashes an infection that affects cyberbrains.[14] The ending song is "Split Spirit" by Yukihiro Takahashi and METAFIVE. |