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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL S1E9 — EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii

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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL•Season 1•Episode 9

EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii

7.6/10 · 297 votesSep 1, 202625 min

Ranked #6 of 10 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Footage of the incident is leaked to the media by some unknown party, and Kusanagi is accused of murdering the terrorist in cold blood. Kusanagi, suspecting that the Ghorantl intelligence service is pulling the strings behind the scenes, conducts a solo investigation, but she finds

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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)

Crew6

A

Ai Nagatome

Key Animation

Tooru Yoshida

Tooru Yoshida

Key Animation

A

Akira Yagura

Key Animation

Hidetoshi Ōmori

Hidetoshi Ōmori

Key Animation

S

Shirou Tamashiro

Key Animation

T

Takeshi Morita

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"EPISODE 09: BRAIN DRAIN ii" is episode 9 of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 297 votes, ranking #6 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on September 1, 2026.

Next: E10 · EPISODE 10: BRAIN DRAIN iii + GHOST COAST + EPILOGUE Best of Season 1