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“Motoko Kusanagi forms new Section 9 team while investigating false memories of refugee transport operation.”
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
攻殻機動隊ARISE -GHOST IN THE SHELL- border:2 Ghost Whispers
7.46
2,275 rank · 55,491 viewers · 49 favorites
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Adult Cast
Detective
Mecha
Psychological
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Synopsis
Motoko Kusanagi forms new Section 9 team while investigating false memories of refugee transport operation.
Second movie of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. 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. The two groups rival each other in a case involving a man who receives false memories of a refugee transport operation. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.97
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.97 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Nov 2013 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Not a huge fan of the first episode, but border 2 picks up the pace. We get to see the coming the together of the SAC unit. For Better or Worse border 2 feels like a classic GITS. "Ghost" and...”
- 9 “It's time to write a review. Ghost in the Shell Arise II: Ghost whispers. This "episode" was extremely stylized to say the least. Everything from extreme camera angles to (tasteful) use of slow...”
- 8 “From street to street, coast to coast, world to world, there is one cyberpunk franchise most anime fanatics may be familiar with. The Ghost in the Shell is one such franchise that has...”
Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 33%
Long · 50%
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- Format 1 × 56′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 56m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8004 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- flying DOG Producer
- TOHO animation Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor