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Season 1 – Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

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After a global financial crisis, the world is engulfed in an AI-driven war, and it's up to Section 9 to counter new forms of cyber threats.

Critics Reviews

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 05/14/2020
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The look of the show is so distracting, that I had a really hard time getting invested in the story. Go to Full Review Toussaint Egan AV Club 04/22/2020
C-
As wonderful as it is to return to this series' interpretations of Major Kusanagi and company after more than a decade away, you'd be better off dusting off Stand Alone Complex DVDs and give this one a pass. Go to Full Review Peter Bell Vague Visages 08/01/2023
...these positive aspects are not enough to redeem Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045... Go to Full Review Shah Shahid Comic Years 11/18/2020
It honestly felt like Phantom Of The Menace all over again, in that the emotional heart of the story felt lost in its political messaging. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 07/26/2020
Another kick in the face of what used to be the greatest franchise of the anime worlde, one that is even worse than the live-action adaptation. Go to Full Review David Hogan hoganreviews.co.uk 05/30/2020
3/5
SAC_2045 is not pretty to look at and starts off poorly, but then it manages to pick up in the last few episodes just enough to raise this from a poor to average... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Keith B 03/26/2024 Early episodes were sluggish, but season 1 gained momentum in episodes 8 & 9. See more Cristian s @cristiansj 05/14/2023 Entretenida, va de mayor a menor y algunos capítulos son mejores que otros. No es el mejor anime, ni siquiera de la plataforma, pero tampoco el peor. Cumple, esta bien. See more Maxim K @Max375 09/15/2022 I enjoined it more then SAC and Arise, it catches the original's weirdness in an intriguing way. Netflix has done way worse adaptations with shittier CGI and didn't get this much hate. See more 06/12/2022 Not sure about the hate towards this series, but as someone who have very limited experience watching anime (let alone the Ghost in the Shell series), this series is enjoyable, great visual and pretty good character development. See more 02/14/2022 Of all the recent failed reboots this is the best attempt. SAC 2045 lacks the depth of the original Laughing Man or Individual Eleven stories but it's a far better representation of the GITS world than the live action movie. The 3D rendered animation is OK. I'd preferred to see it drawn as the original but it doesn't distract from the story. The story was just getting really interesting as the first season ended. See more john b 12/28/2021 I had high hopes till I saw they made it in 3DCG. Stop making anime in 3D, it looks clunky, ugly and it's predecesor's put it to shame. Just please stop! This could of been good but making the Major look like a kid was another dissapointment See more Read all reviews
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Atsuko Tanaka

Maj. Motoko Kusanagi

Akio Ôtsuka

Batou

Koichi Yamadera

Togusa

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa

Tôru Ohkawa

Saito

Takashi Onozuka

Paz

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 23, 2020 No Noise No Life -- Sustainable War In 2045, the Major and her team work as mercenaries defending a gated town from outlaws; Togusa takes a call. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 23, 2020 At Your Own Risk -- Divided by a Wall Armed by a wealthy patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones; Togusa accepts a mission from Japan's peace-seeking prime minister. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Maverick -- MIA As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by an enigmatic American organization seeking to employ them. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Sacrificial Pawn -- Emissary From the Divide While researching the team's disappearance and John Smith, Togusa takes a risk; the GHOST members question the nature of their mission. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Patrick Huge -- Gift From God Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time; GHOST members begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Disclosure -- Quantized Gospel Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humankind. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Pie in the Sky -- First Bank Robbery Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his team, then amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Assemble -- What Came About as a Result of Togusa's Death The Major and John Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans; the Major orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the prime minister. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Identity Theft -- The Lonely Struggle Problems arise for Section 9 after a post-human murders Japanese politicians then targets the prime minister's father-in-law. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Net People -- Reasons Leading to Flameout Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite violent attacks on people, and the trail leads to a high school student. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Edgelord -- The Revol of the 14-Year-Olds Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program, while the Major and Togusa search for details about the post-human middle school student, Takashi Shimamura. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Nostalgia -- All Will Become N Togusa has an unusual episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Takashi Shimamura; when he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate. Details

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Season Info

Screenwriter
Kenji Kamiyama
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Apr 23, 2020