Japan / SEASON

Season 2

12 listed episodes · First aired May 23, 2022

Season overview

After tracking down a source in California, Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Section 9 crew head back to Tokyo as the posthuman threat grows bolder.

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1DOMINO EFFECT / Silly Kukushkin

Members of Section 9 seek out a man named Philip Kukushkin, a Russian national who seems to know a lot about the creation of posthumans.

E2CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken

US special operations forces join the Section 9 team in their fight against a relentless posthuman named Suzuka Mizukane.

E3FACTOR / 1A84

While extracting information from Kukushkin, the Section 9 team uncovers some shocking information about an AI program developed by the US government.

E4MEMORIES / Born in Heaven

Worried Purin might be a spy for the Americans, the Major sends out a crew of Tachikoma to look into her hidden past.

E5ROOM 101 / Man's Search for Meaning

Togusa finally realizes that he's been trapped in his own memories — and suddenly finds himself in a devastated Tokyo in the year 2045.

E6N-POWER / How to Build an Independent Nation

After hearing from Togusa, Batou and the others head to Tokyo. Back in Fukuoka, the Major learns that a posthuman has hijacked a nuclear submarine.

E7TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT / Bridge of Promise

Resurrected as a full-body prosthetic cyborg, Purin tries to hitchhike her way to Tokyo. US special operations forces face Mizukane's wrath.

E8DEMI DEUS / Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity

Batou and the group get an update on the posthuman situation from Standard. The Major and Purin join the rest of the crew in Tokyo.

E9LAST RESORT / A Long Slumber

To take back control of the hijacked nuclear submarine, the Section 9 team targets Mizukane and Takashi Shimamura.

E10OPERATION STANDOFF / The Battle Begins

Shimamura wakes up and makes a desperate move, putting Kusanagi and her crew in an impossible position.

E11DOOMSDAY / The Moon over the Ruined Castle

Kusanagi and her team do everything they can to stop the US from implementing their draconian plan to end the nuclear standoff with "N."

E12DOUBLE THINK / Event Boundary

The Section 9 crew start living their regular lives as if nothing ever happened — and the only one who finds it strange is Kusanagi.