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?
Jul 07, 2026 |
1. EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN iDuring 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. |
Jul 14, 2026 |
2. EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE iKusanagi 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. |
Jul 21, 2026 |
3. EPISODE 03: JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + iiKusanagi 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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Jul 28, 2026 |
4. EPISODE 04: ROBOT RONDO |
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Aug 04, 2026 |
5. Episode 5 |
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Aug 11, 2026 |
6. Episode 6 |
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Aug 18, 2026 |
7. Episode 7 |
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Aug 25, 2026 |
8. Episode 8 |
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Sep 01, 2026 |
9. Episode 9 |
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Sep 08, 2026 |
10. Episode 10 |