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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

“Batou investigates gynoid murders, uncovering a conspiracy that blurs human-machine boundaries in a dehumanized future.”

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

7.77
1,246 rank · 178,599 viewers · 1,192 favorites
Award Winning Mystery Sci-Fi Suspense Adult Cast Detective Mecha Military Psychological Seinen
1 episodes · 1 hr 39 min min · Production I.G · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Batou investigates gynoid murders, uncovering a conspiracy that blurs human-machine boundaries in a dehumanized future.

With Major Motoko Kusanagi missing, Section 9's Batou is assigned to investigate a string of gruesome murders—seemingly at the hands of faulty gynoids, or sex robots. But when a faulty gynoid leaves Batou a cryptic message, he begins to question the cause of their malfunctions. Suspicions of politically motivated murder and an illegal "ghost" quickly crop up, drawing Batou and his partner Togusa into a perilous web of conspiracy. As their investigation goes on, the line between man and machine continues to blur, and reality and perception become indistinguishable. Confronting strange and dangerous foes, Batou and Togusa explore a futuristic world filled with machines and living dolls but utterly devoid of humanity.

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Community consensus

Derived from 48 sampled reviews

7.1 /10

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76% recommend
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median 8 mode 8 σ 2.51
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σ 2.51 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.9 pts

Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.8

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Score over time

↓ 1.92

Running avg · Dec 2007 → Apr 2026

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Production I.G.
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Bandai Visual · Dentsu

  • Format 1 × 99′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 39m all episodes
  • Aired Mar 2004 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-0440 catalog

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