Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Ghost in the Shell: Arise OVA sequence has been rebuilt into eight TV-length episodes and extended with two new broadcast exclusive episodes to create Ghost in the Shell: Arise ­ Alternative Architecture! In this highly anticipated prequel set in the year after the fourth World War, cyborg and hacker Motoko Kusanagi finds herself wrapped up in the investigation of a devastating bombing. But she¹s not the only one looking for answers‹as she delves deeper into the mystery of who is behind the attack, a specialized team unlike any before begins to take shape.

Series details

• Title: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2015-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 8247
• IMDb ID: tt4508686
• TVDB ID: 293491

Cast and credited roles

• Youji Ueda — Pazu
• Juku, Ikkyuu — Aramaki, Daisuke
• Kenichirou Matsuda — Batou
• Nakakuni, Takurou — Saito
• Shunsuke Sakuya — Ishikawa
• Tarusuke Shingaki — Togusa
• Kenjiro Tsuda — Pyromania
• Miyuki Sawashiro — Logicoma
• Kazuya Nakai — Borma
• Maaya Sakamoto — Kusanagi, Motoko
• Keichou, Yuka — Hozumi
• Mayumi Asano — Kurutsu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-05; final listed air date 2015-06-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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