History Anime / GhostInTheShellSAC2045

* RobotMaid: The tim battles Patric Huge's robot maids in episode 5.

* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: For the newly reorganized Public Security Section 9.

* MarriedToTheJob: Togusa's dedication to this work has resulted in a divorce from his wife and children.

* RobotMaid: An android maid leaps at Motoko, leading her to shoot it.

* ShoutOut: The title "SAC_2045" is a reference to Creator/RayKurzweil's ''The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology'', where-in the prediction is made that TheSingularity will occur in 2045.

* ShoutOut: The title "SAC_2045" is a reference to Literature/RayKurzweil's ''The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology'', where-in the prediction is made that TheSingularity will occur in 2045.

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* BloodKnight: Batou thoughts on the subject of the Sustainable War is that if people want to die, then he volunteers to help them along with that.

* ShootTheBullet: Motoko shoots two missiles out of the air with her handgun.
* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, the Tachikomas still walk on four legs, but have a retractable 5th wheel attached to their back pod for added mobility and speed. The trailer also shows Section 9 fighting against a giant actual tank that announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.

* ContinuityNod: A [[https://i.redd.it/evanfg943nu41.jpg portrait of previous Japanese prime minister Kabayuki]] can be seen in episode 1.

* MythologyGag: The opening credits show Motoko's body being constructed from scratch, just like the opening of the original [[Anime/GhostInTheShell 1996 anime]].

The series is stated for a launch on April 23rd, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghost_in_the_Shell/comments/elfpy2/new_interview_w_kamiyama_about_sac_2045/ An interview with Kamiyama from NIKKEI]] reveals that Kamiyama's philosophy behind the entire season is to try to remain hopeful that technology can continue to progress humanity in the right direction even though it has partially helped lead us to a globalized planet filled with stagnant consumerism and social and economic inequalities.----
* ShoutOut: The title "SAC_2045" is a reference to Literature/RayKurzweil's ''The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology'', where-in the prediction is made that TheSingularity will occur in 2045.

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* TheBusCameBack As revealed [[https://twitter.com/gitssac2045/status/1251345294098194432 in individual character artwork]] by Kuvshinov. [[spoiler:Aoi, the Laughing Man, is making an appearance in the series. Having last been seen in the finale of ''Stand Alone Complex'' S1]].

Full-body cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her second-in-command Batou are former members of Public Security Section 9, who are now [[PrivateMilitaryContractors hired mercenaries]] traveling the hot devastated American west coast. This land is full of opportunity for the major and her team, they utilize their enhanced cyberbrains and combat skills from their time working in Section 9. However, things get complicated with the emergence of “post humans,” who have extreme intelligence and physical powers. The members of Section 9 comeback together again in order to face this new threat.

%%* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Motoko, Batou, Pazu, Saito, Ishikawa, Togusa, and Borma have all left Public Security Section 9, and are now mercenaries for hire. They also have an arsenal of Tachikomas at their disposal.
* RobotMaid: the preview trailer shows Motoko gunning down an android maid that is leaping at her.
* ShootTheBullet: Motoko is shown in the preview trailer shooting two missiles out of the air with her handgun.
* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, the official trailers shows that the Tachikomas still walk on four legs, but have a retractable 5th wheel attached to their back pod for added mobility and speed. The trailer also shows Section 9 fighting against a giant actual tank that announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbJiRApGKM The initial announcement]] trailer was released on October 22nd of 2019, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi driving through the quiet abandoned streets of Hollywood with a Tachikoma in tow, and taking a moment to reflect upon the silence. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIqzdn-Gjwk The Official Trailer]] was released on January 27th, 2020, and the [[https://youtu.be/gVklNfuSdNg Final Trailer]] on March 20th, 2020.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbJiRApGKM The initial announcement]] trailer was released on October 22nd of 2019, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi driving through the quiet abandoned streets of Hollywood with a Tachikoma in tow, and taking a moment to reflect upon the silence. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIqzdn-Gjwk The Official Trailer]] was released on January 27th, 2020.

The series is stated for a launch in April, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 is the 4th proper installment in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' franchise, following the first two anime seasons and the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexSolidStateSociety'' movie. The series is a joint directorial collaboration between Kenji Kamiyama (who has headed the Stand Alone Complex project since its conception) and Shinji Aramaki (director of the modern ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' anime adaptations) and uses Shinji's signature 3D animation art style, courtesy of Creator/ProductionIG and SOLA Digital Works. Ilya Kuvshinov provides the character designs. The soundtrack is provided by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi.

%%* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, Tachikomas still walk on four legs, but have a retractable 5th wheel attached to their back pod for added mobility and speed. Section 9 also finds themselves fighting against a giant actual tank that announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.

* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Motoko, Batou, Pazu, Saito, Ishikawa, Togusa, and Borma have all left Public Security Section 9, and are now mercenaries for hire. They also have an arsenal of Tachikomas at their disposal.

* ShootTheBullet: Motoko is shown shooting two missiles out of the air with her handgun.
* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, Tachikomas still walk on four legs, but have a retractable 5th wheel attached to their back pod for added mobility and speed. Section 9 also finds themselves fighting against a giant actual tank that announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 is the 4th proper installment in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' franchise, following the first two anime seasons and the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexSolidStateSociety'' movie. Taking place 13 years after Solid State Society, Capitalism has defaulted, and nations are vying for power with a "Sustainable War". Section 9 has been tasked by the Prime Minister to travel to California to deal with a new threat.

The series is a joint directorial collaboration between Kenji Kamiyama (who has headed the Stand Alone Complex project since its conception) and Shinji Aramaki (director of the modern ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' anime adaptations) and uses Shinji's signature 3D animation art style, courtesy of Creator/ProductionIG and SOLA Digital Works. Ilya Kuvshinov provides the character designs. The soundtrack is provided by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbJiRApGKM The initial announcement]] trailer was released on October 22nd of 2019, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi driving through the quiet abandoned streets of Hollywood with a Tachikoma in tow, and taking a moment to reflect upon the silence. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIqzdn-Gjwk The official trailer]] was released on January 27th, 2020.

The series is stated for a launch of April, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

The series is a joint directorial collaboration between Kenji Kamiyama (who has headed the Stand Alone Complex project since its conception) and Shinji Aramaki (director of the modern Manga/{{Appleseed}} anime adaptations) and uses Shinji's signature 3D animation art style, courtesy of Creator/ProductionIG and SOLA Digital Works. Ilya Kuvshinov provides the character designs. The soundtrack is provided by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi.

* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, Tachikoma still walks on four legs, but has had a retractable 5th wheel attached to its back pod for added mobility and speed. Section 9 also finds themselves fighting against a giant actual tank that crashes announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbJiRApGKM The initial announcement]] trailer was released on October 22nd of 2019, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi driving through the quiet abandoned streets of Hollywood with a Tachikoma in tow, and taking a moment to reflect upon the silence. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIqzdn-Gjwk The Official Trailer]] was released on January 27th, 2020.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 is the 4th proper installment in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' franchise, following the first two anime seasons and the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexSolidStateSociety'' movie. Taking place 13 years after Solid State Society, Section 9 has been tasked with traveling to California to deal with a new threat.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbJiRApGKM The initial announcement]] trailer was released on October 22nd of 2019, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi driving through the quiet abandoned streets of Hollywood with a Tachikoma in tow, and reflecting upon the silence. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6pA7Dw_iCw&fbclid=IwAR1gxSkoktKmIERF1Gbesw3VwwmC9Z7o3TpSv36MqwPBph6SeV0BldXCAlM&app=desktop The first preview trailer]] was released on January 27th, 2020.

The series is stated for a launch of April, 2020, and is exclusive to Creator/{{Netflix}}.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 is a the 4th proper installment in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' franchise, following the first two anime seasons and the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexSolidStateSociety'' movie. Taking place 13 years after Solid State Society, Section 9 has been tasked with traveling to California to deal with a new threat.

* RobotMaid: An android maid attacks Motoko, but is quickly gunned down.

* SpiderTank: In traditional ''Ghost in the Shell'' fashion, Tachikoma still walks on four legs, but has had a 5th wheel attached to its back pod for added mobility and speed. Section 9 also finds themselves fighting against a giant actual tank that crashes announces its presence by walking through a concrete wall.