History Anime / GhostInTheShellArise

The ''Arise'' continuity was concluded with the release of ''[[TheMovie Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie]''] on June 20, 2015.

The ''Arise'' continuity was concluded with the release of [[TheMovie a movie]] on June 20, 2015.

Creator/FUNimation licensed the show for release in North America; initially releasing a Limited Edition subtitled Blu-Ray. The dub of Episode 1 and 2 was released in October 2014. Episodes 3 and 4 followed suit in October 2015.

* AlternateContinuity: Kenji Kamiyama confirmed that he is not involved in this project, which itself is confirmation that it is not part of the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' continuity (Kamiyama was the head of the entire SAC series. Motoko's origin story in this series completely contradicts her backstory in [=SAC=], making it impossible for them to be connected.

Creator/FUNimation licensed the show for release in North America; initially releasing a Limited Edition subtitled blue-ray. The dub of Episode 1 and 2 was released in October 2014. Episodes 3 and 4 followed suit in October 2015.

The ''Arise'' continuity is set to be concluded with the release of [[TheMovie a movie]] on June 20, 2015.

Creator/FUNimation licensed the show for release in North America; initially releasing a Limited Edition subtitled blue-ray. The dub of Episode 1 and 2 was released in October 2014.

* RealAfterAll: ''Pyrophoric Cult'' reveals that [[spoiler: there actually ''is'' a real American woman codenamed VV, and that the AI from ''Ghost Whispers'' was simply modeled after her.]]

* RobotBuddy: Arise introduces the ''Logicoma'' to assist Motoko on the job. It looks like a Tachikoma without the pod on it's back, but also has visual features of the Fuchikomas from the original manga. In this case, the name is short for '''Logi'''stics '''Co'''nveyor '''Ma'''chine.

* MacGuffin: "Pandora" in Ghost Whispers, a database that allegedly contains all kinds of classified government information. Colonel Kazuya Soga is attempting to hack into it to [[ClearMyName clear his name]] regarding a massacre he and his unit participated in during the Qhardistani conflict. [[spoiler: In reality, Soga was being manipulated by an official in the Defense Ministry, who in turn was playing into a situation that was engineered by the AI impersonating the American agent VV in a [[DesperatelySeekingAPurposeInLife desperate ploy for it to find some kind of meaning to its existence]] after it attained sentience.]]

** Motoko diving off a skyscraper at one point.

** Played with and averted with Pazu. While he's still good with a knife, it's shown that he's a [=JGSDF=] [=MP=] officer instead of someone who has shady underworld connections in the [=SAC=]verse.
** Batou using his prosthetic teeth [[note]]Doing it with the normal teeth will only lead to a broken tooth, as the pins on the RealLife hand grenades are set much tighter and require much more force to pull than commonly shown in media.[[/note]] [[spoiler:to pull the pin off a flashbang to stun a Unit 501 cyborg.]] This was done in the [=SAC=] series where Batou does the same thing with a frag grenade against New World Brigade terrorists.

** Togusa mentioning that his gun is not going to be efficient enough to [[spoiler:take out all the landmines]], which mirrors a conversation with Batou in [=SAC=].

** Near the end of "Ghost Whisper", Motoko insults Saito for joining Batou for the money by calling him a "mercenary," which was Saito's backstory in [=SAC=].
*** In the same OVA, Ishikawa insults Motoko by calling her a gorilla. All throughout the franchise, but most notably in [=SAC=], Ishikawa calls Motoko "Queen Kong" and "Major She-Ape" in "Not Equal" and "Poker Face", respectively.
** Motoko's going for a midwinter swim (from Batou's boat, to boot) in the end of "Ghost Stands Alone" is a send-up to the first scene of the original GITS movie.

** In "Ghost Tears", Pazu mentions that he never sleeps with the same woman twice, something he mentions back in [=SAC=] 2nd [=GIG=].

** The virtual swimsuit that Motoko's avatar is wearing while she's net diving in Ghost Whispers is the same style as the swimsuit Motoko Aramaki is wearing at the start of the [[Manga/GhostInTheShell Man-Machine Interface]] manga.

** In the episode "Pyrophoric Cult, Part 1", Section 9 uses vans that are from "Seishinkouki Company". This was the same van type they used in the SAC series.

** In "Pyrophoric Cult, Part 2", the suspect was strapped onto the wall just like how the Puppet Master was strapped in the first [=GITS=] movie.

* TrailOfBlood: Batou and Togusa follow one while looking for a suspect. It lead them to an ambush.

*** Togusa, in the same episode, begins to wear a trenchcoat after he begins his duties for Section 9. He previously wore in the Solid State Society animated movie.

The ''Arise'' continuity is set to be concluded with the release of [[TheMovie a movie]] in July 2015.

A manga adaptation of ''Arise'' released simultaneously with each [=OVA=] episode. In the Spring2015Anime season, a 10-episode TV series called ''Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture'' aired. ''Alternative Architecture'' is the original 4 OVA episodes split up into two episodes each for TV broadcast; the final two episodes are new content.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Kurutsu has a great rack. She also [[VaporWear doesn't wear a bra]] and [[MsFanservice keeps her uniform shirt unbuttoned all the way down]]. This is all very odd as she's an on duty, on base, military commander.

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:V.V., the Special Forces agent in the 2nd OVA, happens to be a rogue A.I.]]

* BadassBureaucrat: Aramaki, who often scares off even the most seasoned apparatchiks by his reputation alone. And for those resisting he still has the whole arsenal of the [[{{Blackmail}} hidden]] [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight dirt]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections debts and favors owed to him]].
* BareYourMidriff: Kusanagi in the manga.
* BattleCry
-->'''Logicoma:''' ''(while leaping onto a speeding truck)'' DeathFromAbove!
* BlingOfWar: Batou [[http://mangapark.com/manga/ghost-in-the-shell-arise/s2/c6/22 in his full Naval finery]] in the manga. Motoko's JGSDF uniform is just a bit too subdued for that.

* CarFu: A BigDamnHeroes with an armoured Hummer-like vehicle.
* CoolBike: Motoko drives a [[Manga/{{Akira}} Kaneda-style]] red sports bike with matching helmet to go with her outfit.

* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler: In ''Ghost Tears'' the Major's [[ReallyGetsAround current]] boyfriend is one of the perps in the case she's on.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: The Major's standard recruitment technique, particularly with [[spoiler: Batou]], given their past [[TheRival rivalry]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: Motoko leaves Unit 501 [[spoiler: after they let Mamuro die to protect their existence, [[ThisIsUnforgivable which she finds unforgivable]]]].

* HellBentForLeather: Motoko. Red leather jacket, red leather pants, red leather boots. Still a complete BadAss by virtue of the franchise history.
* IcyBlueEyes: Motoko's eyes are blue like in the original film version of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', though in ''Arise'' they are a darker shade of blue.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Happens ''twice'' with Bateau and Motoko, before he's forcibly recruited into her squad.
* LiteralMinded: The Logicoma following Motoko. When Motoko tells it to disappear for a while, the Logicoma takes the order literally and uses its camouflage. Motoko is rather impressed by that revelation.

* OnlySaneMan: Aramaki seems to be the only Japanese politician ''not'' [[SleazyPolitician hellbent on acquiring as much power and influence as possible, everything else be damned]].

* SheCleansUpNicely: Motoko wears a revealing red gown when she's invited by her boyfriend for a wedding of his customers.
* ShesGotLegs: The third OVA keeps showing off Motoko's legs. Then, it turns into FanDisservice when her leg muscles kept bulging [[spoiler:and are rigged with explosives]].
* SherlockScan: In the third OVA, Togusa was able to figure it out that Akira Hose is hiding something and know that Motoko is in love with the latter just based on her non-verbal cues. Motoko disregards this and calls Togusa an amateur. Though, of course, she denies it at first because [[LoveMakesYouDumb of her feelings with Hose]]. And at the end of the episode, Motoko gives Togusa an offer to join Section 9.

* TrailOfBlood: Batou and Togusa follow one while looking for a suspect.

* WaifFu: This version of Motoko is very short and skinny, so any time she tries to fight someone else, especially another cyborg (typically all very large men) this trope ensues.

* WomanScorned: Motoko is understandably angry when she learned the truth [[spoiler:that her boyfriend is a terrorist who retrofitted her legs with explosives]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: This version of Motoko has blue-ish purple hair.

* NoNameGiven: Togusa's given name is never mentioned in any installment of the franchise. ''Arise!'' is no different here.
* NonIdleRich: [[spoiler:The first episode finale says that Major was left a large enough trust fund that paying out the ([[NewTechIsNotCheap pretty damn high]]) cost of her body is a rather small change compared to the rest of it, which would allow her to comfortably retire for life. She still takes Aramaki's offer of a position in Section 9.]]
* NotSoStoic: Motoko is noticeably more emotive than her [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex SAC]] counterpart.

'''''Ghost in the Shell: Arise''''' is an OVA consisting of four 50-minute episodes. Kazichiki Kase -- the Key Animator for the good majority of Creator/ProductionIG's works, including the original Ghost in The Shell movies and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' -- serves as director, while Tow Ubukata -- of ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' and ''Literature/MardockScramble'' fame -- serves as scriptwriter; ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand-Alone Complex]]'' mastermind Kenji Kamiyama confirmed that he has no involvement in this project. Creator/ShirowMasamune himself approved and helped flesh out the initial concept.

* NotSoStoic: Motoko is noticeably more emotive than her [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex SAC]] counterpart.

* ForeignFanservice: VV is an American intelligence agent with blond hair and big tits.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: VV's digital avatar resembles a mermaid. Like a [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid certain other mermaid]] she [[spoiler:wants to become a "real" human.]]

* ReallyGetsAround: In ''Ghost Tears'' Motoko was said to go through six boyfriends in six months. In the same conversation Pazu said that he never sleeps with the same woman twice as well.

* RobotBuddy: Arise introduces the ''Logikoma'' to assist Motoko on the job. It looks like a Tachikoma without the pod on it's back, but also has visual features of the Fuchikomas from the original manga.

* GratuitousEnglish: VV.

A manga adaptation of ''Arise'' releases simultaneously with each [=OVA=] episode, and an official TV series is scheduled for the Spring of 2015 under the name Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture.

The first installment, ''Ghost Pain'' (released on 22 June 2013), starts in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. 501st Secret Unit agent Motoko Kusanagi looks into the death of her mentor, Lt.Col. Mamuro, after accusations arise of his involvement in arms dealing. During her investigation, Motoko meets Public Security Section 9 chief Daisuke Aramaki and JGSDF Ranger Batou, the latter of which suspects Kusanagi of having a bigger role in the case than she lets on. Unbeknownst to Kusanagi, the Secret Unit's head, Kurutsu, and the unit's elite cyborg agents have placed her under surveillance.

A manga adaptation of ''Arise'' releases simultaneously with each [=OVA=] episode, and an official TV series is scheduled for the Spring of 2015.