Kusanagi and her team do everything they can to stop the US from implementing their draconian plan to end the nuclear standoff with "N."

While extracting information from Kukushkin, the Section 9 team uncovers some shocking information about an AI program developed by the US government.

To take back control of the hijacked nuclear submarine, the Section 9 team targets Mizukane and Takashi Shimamura.

Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.

Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.

US special operations forces join the Section 9 team in their fight against a relentless posthuman named Suzuka Mizukane.

Worried Purin might be a spy for the Americans, the Major sends out a crew of Tachikoma to look into her hidden past.

The United States, 2045. Working as mercenaries, the Major and her team, including newbie Stan, defend a gated town from outlaws. Togusa takes a call.

Togusa finally realizes that he's been trapped in his own memories — and suddenly finds himself in a devastated Tokyo in the year 2045.

Armed by a generous patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones. Togusa accepts a new mission from Japan's peace-seeking Prime Minister.

As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by a mysterious American organization seeking to employ them.

The Section 9 crew start living their regular lives as if nothing ever happened — and the only one who finds it strange is Kusanagi.

Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program while the Major and Togusa search for clues about the post-human middle school student Takashi Shimamura.

Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.