At some point in this dream I was riding a bicycle along the highway that leads to the city of LC, I was returning to a slightly fictional nicer version of the city of D, and as I was entering the city I noticed a group of tourists (several adults with light and medium-color skin, and several little girls with light-color skin) from different countries riding bicycles along the highway behind me.
This cyberpunk classic that sparked a phenomenon returns with all new story lines combining breathtaking visual effects and exhilarating action sequences!
Ghost in the Shell: Arise sheds new light on the mysteries that have haunted fans for decades – while rebooting the genre it helped define.
Border 1: Ghost Pain
Set against a backdrop of international arms dealers, exploding cyborgs, and murdered prostitutes, this origin story plays out with a futuristic flair for the destructive.
When cyborg hacker Motoko Kusanagi is hired to investigate a devastating bombing, she must fight her way through a maze of phantom memories to unlock her mysterious past – and track down the evil mastermind behind the attacks.
Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Witness the formation of the legendary Public Security Section 9.
When a clandestine organization hacks every car in the city, Kusanagi recruits a lethal team of cyber operatives that includes a badass brawler with Special Forces training, an explosives expert, a technology specialist, and a chain-smoking jack-of-all-trades with a sordid past.
Together, this ruthless gang of enforcers sets out to clamp down on the chaos and make the city safe again.
In this highly anticipated prequel, set in the year after the fourth World War, cyborg, and hacker Motoko Kusanagi finds herself wrapped up in the investigation of a devastating bombing.
But she’s not the only one looking for answers — as she delves deeper into the mystery of who is behind the attack, a specialized team unlike any before begins to take shape.
Ghost In The Shell Arise: Borders Parts 1 & 2 Trailer
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.
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.
Freed of her responsibilities with the 501 Organization, Motoko Kusanagi must now learn how to take orders from Aramaki.
When unknown forces hack the Logicomas, 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.
The two groups rival each other in a case involving a man who receives false memories of a refugee transport operation.
A staple in anime’s popularity around the world, Ghost in the Shell elevated cyberpunk to a whole new level.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise takes it one step further with a brand-new story and breathtaking visual effects.
Contains OVA 3 and 4:
OVA 3 – Border 3: Ghost Tears The Major’s attempts to move on with her life are derailed by terrorist bombings, a deadly investigation involving prosthetic legs, and phantoms from the past!
OVA 4 – Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone When the riot squad starts shooting citizens during the holiday season, the Major, and her team, must track down a terrorist hacker who operates under the name Fire-Starter.
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