TV / Summer 2026
Koukaku Kidoutai (TV)
The story
Synopsis
In a near future metropolis transformed by advanced cybernetics, Public Security Section 9 tackles crimes that blur the line between human and machine. Major Motoko Kusanagi leads the team as they pursue a shadowy hacker known as the "Puppet Master," whose crimes involve victims stripped of their memories. As the investigation draws in other agencies and un…
Characters
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Kusanagi, Motoko
Main | Japanese VA: Sakamoto, Maaya
Batou
Main | Japanese VA: Yasumoto, Hiroki
Togusa
Main | Japanese VA: Yamadera, Kouichi
Project 2501
Supporting | Japanese VA: Inoue, Kikuko
Aramaki, Daisuke
Main | Japanese VA: Saka, Osamu
Saitou
Supporting | Japanese VA: Ookawa, Tooru
Relations
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Koukaku Kidoutai
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Staff
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Moko-chan
Director, Episode Director (ep 1, OP), Storyboard (eps 1-4, 9, OP)
Shirow, Masamune
Original Creator
EnJoe, Toh
Script (eps 1-9), Series Composition
Abe, Kengo
Producer
Sakita, Kouhei
Producer
Sasa, Daichi
Producer
Latest Episodes
Recent episodes from Koukaku Kidoutai (TV).
Episode 10: Brain Drain ii + Ghost Coast + Epilogue
Aired Sep 8, 2026
Episode 9: Brain Drain ii
Aired Sep 1, 2026
Episode 8: Intermission + Brain Drain i
Aired Aug 25, 2026
Episode 7: Bye Bye Clay
Aired Aug 18, 2026
Episode 6: Dumb Barter
Aired Aug 11, 2026
Episode 5: Phantom Fund
Aired Aug 4, 2026