THE GHOST IN THE SHELL S1E8 — EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i

7.6

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL•Season 1•Episode 8

EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i

7.6/10 · 313 votesAug 25, 202625 min

Ranked #5 of 10 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Kusanagi regains consciousness after a brain-dive into the Puppet Master. Although they now know the truth behind what happened, Kusanagi keeps sensing the Puppet Master's presence from time to time. The Shell Squad raids a boat being used by a terrorist cell, and Kusanagi mistakenly

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes10

E1 7.5

EPISODE 01: PROLOGUE + SUPER SPARTAN i

E2 7.5

EPISODE 02: SUPER SPARTAN ii + JUNK JUNGLE i

E3 7.5

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

E4 7.8

EPISODE 04: ROBOT RONDO

E5 7.5

EPISODE 05: PHANTOM FUND

E6 8.0

EPISODE 06: DUMB BARTER

E7 8.3

EPISODE 07: BYE BYE CLAY

E8 7.6Now viewing

EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i

E9 7.6

EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii

E10 7.8

EPISODE 10: BRAIN DRAIN iii + GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE

Cast8

Maaya Sakamoto

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Batou (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Togusa (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

Kousuke Goto

Ishikawa (voice)

Toru Nara

Saito (voice)

Marie Ooi

Operator (voice)

Tomoko Kaneda

Fuchikoma (voice)

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Episode Summary

"EPISODE 08: INTERMISSION + BRAIN DRAIN i" is episode 8 of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 313 votes, ranking #5 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on August 25, 2026.

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