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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL S1E5 — EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND

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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL•Season 1•Episode 5

EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND

7.5/10 · 394 votesAug 4, 202625 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Kusanagi and the team go to the Far North to surveil a combat cyborg named Koil Krasnov. To determine what Koil is after and uncover corruption behind the expansion of Sagawa Electronics' underground factory, Kusanagi infiltrates Sagawa's offices while Batou and the rest make for

Directed byGan Haotian

Written byToh EnJoe

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes10

EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i still

EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i

EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i still

EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i

EPISODE 03: JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii still

EPISODE 03: JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii

EPISODE 04: ROBOT RONDO still

EPISODE 04: ROBOT RONDO

EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND still

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EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND

EPISODE 06: DUMB BARTER still

EPISODE 06: DUMB BARTER

EPISODE 07: BYE BYE CLAY still

EPISODE 07: BYE BYE CLAY

EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i still

EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i

EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii still

EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii

EPISODE 10: BRAIN DRAIN iii + GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE still

EPISODE 10: BRAIN DRAIN iii + GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE

Cast8

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Batou (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Togusa (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

Kousuke Goto

Kousuke Goto

Ishikawa (voice)

Toru Nara

Toru Nara

Saito (voice)

Marie Ooi

Marie Ooi

Operator (voice)

Tomoko Kaneda

Tomoko Kaneda

Fuchikoma (voice)

Crew12

T

Toh EnJoe

Writer

Tooru Yoshida

Tooru Yoshida

Key Animation

G

Gan Haotian

Storyboard Artist

G

Gan Haotian

Director

K

Kazuya Saito

Animation Director

Mari Motohashi

Mari Motohashi

Key Animation

K

Kentaro Kurisaki

Key Animation

S

Shinako Takahashi

Key Animation

H

Hiroomi Yamakawa

Key Animation

M

Mio Tsumoto

Key Animation

P

Peach

Key Animation

Y

Yasuhiro Nakura

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND" is episode 5 of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 394 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Gan Haotian and written by Toh EnJoe, it aired on August 4, 2026.

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