Character
Motoko Kusanagi
草薙素子
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Biography
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Also known as
- Shousa (少佐)
- Major
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Motoko Kusanagi is the mysterious, even enigmatic woman who has led a group of SpecOps for years and was recruited by Aramaki to work for Section 9. Almost nothing is known about her, her origins, birthdate, etc. She could not be older than 60 or so since the widespread use of full cyborgization was not in use until then. She was fully cyborged at a very young age and as she "grew" she went through a series of artificial bodies. This, more than anything, likely contributed to her great ease at controlling cyborg bodies of various types, even multiple at the same time. More mysterious is her incredible ability as a hacker, as she is equally at ease in a cyborg body as she is without one while diving the net; she is also officially registered as a Super Wizard Class Hacker. Her romantic life does not officially involve anybody in the Stand Alone Complex series; however, in the original manga she is bisexual and dates the leader of Section 1 for some time.
spoiler hiddenIn the SAC universe, it is shown in that spoiler hiddenHideo Kuzespoiler hidden is the first person she ever loved, and her relationship with spoiler hiddenBatouspoiler hidden seems to be one of a close platonic trust.
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Appearances (6 titles in the catalog)
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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Summer 2026
Main
Japanese Maaya Sakamoto
English Suzie Yeung
Spanish Rosalba Sotelo, Paola Navalón
French Cécile Marmorat
German Christin Marquitan
Italian Ludovica Bebi
Portuguese Flora Paulita
Thai Vipada Jatuyosporn
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Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Spring 2015
Main
Japanese Maaya Sakamoto
Italian Silvia Avallone
Portuguese Samira Fernandes
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border:1 Ghost Pain
Spring 2013
Main
Japanese Maaya Sakamoto
Italian Silvia Avallone
Portuguese Samira Fernandes
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Winter 2004
Supporting
Japanese Atsuko Tanaka
English Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
German Christin Marquitan
Italian Alessandra Korompay
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Fall 2002
Main
Japanese Atsuko Tanaka
English Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Andrea Kwan
French Hélène Bizot
German Christin Marquitan
Hungarian Tamara Zsigmond
Italian Stefania Patruno
Korean Mi-Sook Jeong
Spanish Carmen Calvell
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Ghost in the Shell
Fall 1995
Main
Japanese Atsuko Tanaka, Maaya Sakamoto
English Mimi Woods
Hungarian Lili Horváth, Andrea Kerekes, Márta Talmács, Júlia Mentes, Lilla Károlyi
German Sarah Brückner, Luise Brings, Christin Marquitan
Italian Stefania Patruno, Alessandra Korompay
Portuguese Noeli Santisteban





