Episode guide
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture: Season 1
10 episodes · premiered Apr 5, 2015
A TV anime version of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. The first eight episodes are an edited version of the four movies while the last two features a new arc called "Pyrophoric Cult."
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture: cast and where to watch
- Episode 1: Ghost Stands Alone, Part I Apr 5, 2015 When terrorists hijack a peaceful protest, Motoko Kusanagi sees her chance to prove her new squad's worth.
- Episode 2: Ghost Stands Alone, Part II Apr 12, 2015 A rare disease puts two citizens at the center of a struggle for military and economic power.
- Episode 3: Ghost Pain, Part I Apr 19, 2015 Motoko returns from a mission abroad to discover that her commanding officer has been murdered--and no one but Aramaki seems interested in doing anything about it.
- Episode 4: Ghost Pain, Part II Apr 26, 2015 The further Motoko investigates her CO's death, the less sense it makes.
- Episode 5: Ghost Whispers, Part I May 3, 2015 After a war hero is convicted of war crimes, he and his former unit hold the entire city hostage. Their demand: access to the state secrets in the Pandora database.
- Episode 6: Ghost Whispers, Part II May 10, 2015 Time is running out to stop Pandora's box from opening.
- Episode 7: Ghost Tears, Part I May 17, 2015 Motoko's love life is going better than it ever has, and she's even managed to take an unprecedented 5-hour vacation. Naturally, that's when buildings start blowing up.
- Episode 8: Ghost Tears, Part II May 24, 2015 The terrorist attacks on Newport City continue, and the shell squad isn't making much progress against them. Can Motoko accept help from a man made out of plain old flesh and blood?
- Episode 9: Pyrophoric Cult, Part I May 31, 2015 Motoko and her squad are finally getting closer to Fire-Starter's broker, but things get tense when they're instructed to take a backseat role on a sting op.
- Episode 10: Pyrophoric Cult, Part II Jun 7, 2015 Motoko and the gang have caught their man--or have they?