Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045(Japanese:Công xác cơ động đội SAC_2045,Hepburn:Kōkaku Kidōtai: SAC_2045)is a Japaneseoriginal net animation(ONA) series based on the 1980s JapanesemangaseriesGhost in the ShellbyMasamune Shirow,set in theStand Alone Complexsub-continuity.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Japanese promotional poster
Công xác cơ động đội SAC_2045 (Kōkaku Kidōtai: SAC_2045)
Genre	Action,science fiction
Created by	Masamune Shirow
Original net animation
Directed by	Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki
Produced by	Haruyasu Makino Kengo Abe Natsuko Tatsuzawa (season 1) Daichi Sasa (season 2)
Written by	Kenji Kamiyama
Music by	Kazuma Jinnōchi Nobuko Toda
Studio	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts
Licensed by	Netflix UK/NA:Anime Limited
Released	April 23, 2020– May 23, 2022
Runtime	24 minutes
Episodes	24
Anime film
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
Directed by	Kenji Kamiyama (chief) Shinji Aramaki (chief) Michihito Fujii
Written by	Kenji Kamiyama
Music by	Kazuma Jinnōchi Nobuko Toda
Studio	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts
Licensed by	Netflix
Released	November 12, 2021(2021-11-12)
Runtime	118 minutes
Anime film
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human
Directed by	Kenji Kamiyama (chief) Shinji Aramaki (chief) Michihito Fujii
Written by	Kenji Kamiyama
Music by	Kazuma Jinnōchi Nobuko Toda
Studio	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts
Released	November 23, 2023(2023-11-23)
Runtime	126 minutes

The first season premiered exclusively onNetflixworldwide on April 23, 2020. It received generally negative reviews, with critics considering it inferior to previousGhost in the Shellmedia due to multiple factors. A second season was released on May 23, 2022, to similarly negative reviews. Two compilation movies of the series were released in 2021 and 2023.

Premise

In the year 2045 (11 years after events ofSolid State Society), after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default which destroyed the value of all forms of paper and electronic currency, the "Big 4" nations of the world are engaged in a state ofnever-ending"Sustainable War" to keep the economy going. In this world, Motoko, Batou, and other members ofPublic Security Section 9have contracted themselves out asmercenariesunder the group "GHOST," using their cybernetic enhancements and battle experience to earn a living while defusing hot-spots across the globe. However, the emergence of "Post Humans"and a conspiracy uncovered by former Chief Aramaki force Section 9 to reunite.

Voice cast

Character	Japanese voice actor	English voice actor
Motoko Kusanagi	Atsuko Tanaka	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Daisuke Aramaki	Osamu Saka	William Knight
Batou	Akio Ōtsuka	Richard Epcar
Togusa	Kōichi Yamadera	Crispin Freeman
Ishikawa	Yutaka Nakano	Michael McCarty
Saito	Tōru Ōkawa	Dave Wittenberg
Paz	Takashi Onozuka	Bob Buchholz
Borma	Taro Yamaguchi	Dean Wein
Tachikoma	Sakiko Tamagawa	Melissa Fahn
Purin Esaki	Megumi Han	Cherami Leigh
Standard	Kenjiro Tsuda	Keith Silverstein
John Smith	Kaiji Soze	Roger Craig Smith
Chris Otomo Tate	Shigeo Kiyama	Armen Taylor
Takashi Shimamura	Megumi Hayashibara	Max Mittelman
Phillip Kukushkin	Tarusuke Shingaki	Euguen Leon

Production

See also:List of Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 episodes

Kodansha and Production I.G announced on April 7, 2017, thatKenji KamiyamaandShinji Aramakiwould be co-directing a newGhost in the Shellanime production.On December 7, 2018, it was reported byNetflixthat they had acquired the worldwide streaming rights to theoriginal net animation(ONA) anime series, titledGhost in the Shell: SAC_2045,and that it would premiere on April 23, 2020. The series is in 3DCG and Sola Digital Arts collaborated with Production I.G on the project.Ilya Kuvshinovhandled character designs.An English dub was not available until May 3 due to theCOVID-19 pandemiccausing production delays for its recording.It was stated that the series will have two seasons of 12 episodes each,with the second set released on May 23, 2022.

In July 2021, it was announced that the first season would be adapted into a compilation film, subtitledSustainable War,which premiered on November 12, 2021.Netflix released the film worldwide on May 9, 2022.A compilation film of the second season,The Last Human,was announced in March 2023, and premiered on November 23, 2023.

Marketing

On May 22, 2024, official social media accounts of Hyundai Japan andGhost in the Shellannounced a collaboration to promote the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.The Shibuya Tsutaya store hosted the Ioniq 5 N from June 3 to June 22.

Reception

The first season of the anime received generally negative reviews from critics, garnering a 13% approval rating on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes,while the second has a 29% approval rating.

Max Genecov ofPolygonwrote that the series had "none of the visceral aesthetics or mood that made Ghost in the Shell an indelible element of how we think about our interconnected lives."Writing forThe A.V. Club,Toussaint Egan rated the series a C−, calling the action sequences "awful" and opining that "as wonderful as it is to return to this series’ interpretations of Major Kusanagi and company after more than a decade away, you'd be better off dusting offStand Alone ComplexDVDs and give this one a pass. "Kayla Cobb ofDeciderwrote "time and time againSAC_2045ignores the deeper path and chooses instead point and drool. "Theron Martin ofAnime News Networkwrote that the series was "easily the weakest entry in the franchise so far, even belowGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence".

External links

• Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045official website(in Japanese)
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia