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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Seen it?

2020 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.5 out of 10 from audiences and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    29% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 84K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

  1. Weeknight Watch
    Season 12020 · 12 episodes · 6.4 out of 10
    Weeknight
  2. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 22022 · 12 episodes · 6.2 out of 10
    Monday

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Cast & crew

Created by Shirow Masamune

  • Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
  • Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
  • Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
  • Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
  • Toru OkawaSaito (voice)
  • Takashi OnozukaPaz (voice)
  • Taro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
  • Sakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice)
  • Osamu SakaDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
  • Megumi HanPurin Ezaki (voice)