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Ghost in the Shell watch order

Every Ghost in the Shell season, film and special in the order it was released: 17 entries (4 TV seasons, 6 films and 7 specials and OVAs), 1995 to 2026. The TV seasons add up to 52 episodes. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture and The Ghost in the Shell retell the story and aren't in the total.

Updated , when release dates were last checked.

Start with Ghost in the Shell (1995), then follow the list from top to bottom.

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Release order

Oldest first, by the date each entry first aired or opened in cinemas.

  1. Ghost in the Shell poster
    1.

    Ghost in the Shell

    Koukaku Kidoutai

    Movie1995
  2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster
    2.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex

    TV2002 · 26 episodes
  3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Tachikomatic Days poster
    3.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Tachikomatic Days

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi

    Special2002 · 26 episodes
  4. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG poster
    4.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

    TV2004 · 26 episodes
  5. Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi - Interval poster
    5.

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi - Interval

    Special2004 · 3 episodes
  6. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster
    6.

    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    Innocence

    Movie2004
  7. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man poster
    7.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

    OVA2005 · 1 episode
  8. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man - Tachikomatic Days poster
    8.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man - Tachikomatic Days

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man - Tachikoma na Hibi

    Special2005 · 1 episode
  9. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven poster
    9.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

    OVA2006 · 1 episode
  10. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society poster
    10.

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

    Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

    Special2006 · 1 episode
  11. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 poster
    11.

    Ghost in the Shell 2.0

    Koukaku Kidoutai 2.0

    Movie2008
  12. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Another Mission poster
    12.

    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Another Mission

    Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Another Mission

    Special2013 · 1 episode
  13. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain poster
    13.

    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

    Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:1 Ghost Pain

    Movie2013
  14. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers poster
    14.

    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers

    Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:2 Ghost Whispers

    Movie2013
  15. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears poster
    15.

    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

    Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:3 Ghost Tears

    Movie2014
  16. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture poster
    16.

    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

    Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Alternative Architecture

    TV2015 · 10 episodes
  17. The Ghost in the Shell poster
    17.

    The Ghost in the Shell

    Koukaku Kidoutai (TV)

    TV2026 · 10 episodes

Just the TV seasons

Short on time? These are the 4 TV runs on their own, in order.

  1. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
  2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (2004)
  3. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)
  4. The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

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Questions

What order should I watch Ghost in the Shell in?
Watch it in release order, starting with Ghost in the Shell (1995) and ending with The Ghost in the Shell (2026). That is 17 entries in all: 4 TV seasons, 6 films and 7 specials and OVAs.
How many seasons does Ghost in the Shell have?
Ghost in the Shell has 4 TV seasons in our catalog, 52 episodes in total. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture and The Ghost in the Shell retell the story and aren't in the total.
Where do the Ghost in the Shell movies fit?
There are 6 films. In release order, 1 came out before the first TV season and 5 after Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (2004); the list above shows each one in place.

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Release details come from the anime offline database (ODbL 1.0); series groups from Wikidata, TVmaze and publisher listings. See data sources for licenses and credits.