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Set in the early 21st Century Ghost in the shell (also referred to it as GITS) is set in Tokyo in a period where human and machine integration has been reached on a physical and conscious level, and a time where the world is plagued by cyber-terrorism. The Japanese government creates a security section to deal with such matters. This section is known as public security section nine, a group of counter cyber-terrorists who deal with various issues from artificial body theft to ghost hacking. (A term when someone hacks into someone's ghost. Easiest way to describe it is it's kinda like possession and the hacker can also rearrange people's memories. (If their skilled enough.)

The plot of the film revolves around a case involving a international ghost hacker/terrorist codenamed "The Puppetmaster". Motoko Kusunagi and her fellow section nine agents are assigned onto the investigation after a diplomats interpreter is ghost hacked and the word is "The Puppetmaster" is involved.

GITS is a wonderfully made movie. The action scenes are awesome, the storyline is full of plot twists and is quite compelling. The artwork is incredible, and the performances of the vocal actors are to be commended. Some may find the music annoying but I loved it. In retrospect it's a great anime. One definitely worth a look and a must for anime collectors and otakus alike. I give it 10/10.