“Batou investigates gynoid murders, uncovering a conspiracy that blurs human-machine boundaries in a dehumanized future.”
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
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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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Derived from 48 sampled reviews
What 48 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.51 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.8
↓ 1.92
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Apr 2026
- 7 “The visuals are spectacular—truly eye-meltingly so—and serve as the primary reason to watch this work. Unfortunately, the plot is so complex that it becomes pretty much incomprehensible. Despite...”
- 9 “This installment presents the technological future I hope science will one day achieve while grappling with profound questions about what it means to be human, cementing Ghost in the Shell as my...”
- 10 “I do not believe in the transcendent reality of systems. Systems are composed of individuals. Individuals are incompetent, Individuals fail. I do not believe in society. Society is composed not of...”
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- 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
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- d-rights Producer
- Tokuma Shoten Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer
- /companies/company_k10xR2J6GgoWIr3wG5PLOlAw Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- GKIDS Licensor