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* When Aramaki and Tate discuss the situation of the Posthumans with the area known as N, the former wonders why they didn't publicly declare independence. This is partially the same plot idea from the 2004 PS2 Ghost in the Shell game.
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*** At the same time, the Major uses the black trenchcoat she's seen in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''.
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In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default which destroyed the value of of all forms of paper and electronic currency, the "Big 4" nations of the world are engaged in a state of never-ending "Sustainable War" to [[WarForFunAndProfit keep the economy going]].

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In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default which destroyed the value of of all forms of paper and electronic currency, the "Big 4" nations of the world are engaged in a state of never-ending "Sustainable War" to [[WarForFunAndProfit keep the economy going]].
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** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times and is even referenced as "Big Brother", and "sustainable war" bears a certain resemblance to Oceania's foreign policy.

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** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times and is even referenced as "Big Brother", and "sustainable war" bears a certain resemblance to Oceania's foreign policy. The references only increase in season 2 when we see his plans for "N", which has a [=MinLove=] with Thought Police that take people to Room 101, and himself as Big Brother.
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* ConspicuousConsumption: While overlooking a geofront being constructed in Shin-Tokyo, Ishikawa and Batou can't help but question on when the Japanese government will start showing off their money by spending it on something other than massive construction projects.


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* {{Hipster}}: When Togusa ends up calling Batou's mobile phone from a ''pay phone'', the Tachikomas' immediate reaction is to scoff and call him a retro-hipster for using such antiquated technology.
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* CoolCar: Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Togusa ends up getting a suped-up Dodge Charger for a rental car. He thinks it's a bit too much, especially when it's not what he asked for.

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* CoolCar: Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Togusa ends up getting a suped-up Dodge Charger Chevrolet Camaro for a rental car. He thinks it's a bit too much, especially when it's not what he asked for.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The Season 2 trailer reveals that Purin is a posthuman. In the series, she's suspected as one [[spoiler:until she's killed off by the Prime Minister's bodyguards after saving his life which shows she's indeed human. Then, the Major resurrects her as cybernetic clone who has Purin's memories making, as Takashi puts it, an A.I who has no ghost. Though this Purin did side with Takashi and the posthumans in the end]].
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The series launched on April 23rd, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The show will have two seasons with the second season being set to be released on May 23, 2022.

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The series launched on April 23rd, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The show will have has two seasons with the second season being set to be released on May 23, 2022.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: Episode 23 ends with Section 9 all dying, episode 24 opens with the Major waking from a simulation in Section 9 headquarters with her teammates all still alive and nothing since the fight with Huge having happened, except she figures out it's a simulation and starts to go through it again before escaping to an amphitheater filled with stasis pods. There she meets Purin who tries to explain the Doublethink simulations Shimamura put them in and that the rest are alive. Then she meets Shimamura as he's finishing up putting the whole world in Doublethink and he gives her the opportunity to stop him. She has her hand on his network cables, and then it cuts to Section 9 welcoming Standard and Purin to the team, apparently not remembering them.]]
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did the Major [[spoiler: kill Takashi or allow him to succeed in creating the "perfect world" he envisioned?]]

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* DarkestHour: Episode 23. [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki survived the car bombing thanks to a tachikoma, but Purin pulls a FaceHeelTurn and sides with Takeshi. Borma, Pazu, Saito, and Batou are killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being shot by the Major, which prompts the N citizens to launch a nuke. All the while, American Empire bombers are dispersing a "Smart Gas" biological weapon that will wipe out millions of people in the Tokyo region. All seems lost]].

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* DarkestHour: Episode 23. [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki survived the car bombing thanks to a tachikoma, but Purin pulls a FaceHeelTurn and sides with Takeshi. Borma, Pazu, Ishikawa, Saito, and Batou are killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being shot by the Major, which prompts the N citizens to launch a nuke. All the while, American Empire bombers are dispersing a "Smart Gas" biological weapon that will wipe out millions of people in the Tokyo region. All seems lost]].



* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:Episode 23 starts picking off the members of Section 9 one by one until they're all dead. Motoko is the last to die, as a result of the Smart Gas the American Empire unleashed]].



* TheSingularity: [[spoiler:Takeshi Shimamura's plan was to ultimately link all of humanity into what he calls a "Double Think" state-- Their physical bodies will live in peace and advance society without conflict, while inside their own cyberbrains they are experiencing the world the way that they want to perceive it. Major has to admit that the Posthumans essentially won, but is curious why she wasn't affected by the Double Think. Takeshi explains that the Major doesn't differentiate dreams from reality so what she lives is how she perceives reality anyway. She ultimately leaves it up to her if humanity should continue in this state, or return to normal]].

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* TheSingularity: [[spoiler:Takeshi Shimamura's plan was to ultimately link all of humanity into what he calls a "Double Think" state-- Their physical bodies will live in peace and advance society without conflict, while inside their own cyberbrains they are experiencing the world the way that they want to perceive it. Major has to admit that the Posthumans essentially won, but is curious why she wasn't affected by the Double Think. Takeshi explains that the Major doesn't differentiate dreams from reality so what she lives is how she perceives reality anyway. She He ultimately leaves it up to gives her if the option of choosing whether humanity should evolve to this next level and continue in this state, or return to normal]].



** Episode 23: [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki turned out to be alive thanks to an invisible Tachikoma, but Purin has pulled a FaceHeelTurn that results in Borma, Paz, Saito, and Batou being killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being gunned down, which allows all 3 million citizens of N to unanimously press the launch button embedded on their palms. The submarine launches a nuke while American Empire bombers release a "Smart" gas specifically designed to instantly kill everyone in the greater Tokyo region]].

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** Episode 23: [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki turned out to be alive thanks to an invisible Tachikoma, but Purin has pulled a FaceHeelTurn that results in Borma, Paz, Ishikawa, Saito, and Batou being killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being gunned down, which allows all 3 million citizens of N to unanimously press the launch button embedded on their palms. The submarine launches a nuke while American Empire bombers release a "Smart" gas specifically designed to instantly kill everyone in the greater Tokyo region]].
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* DarkestHour: Episode 23. [[spoiler:While Chief Aramaki survived the car bombing thanks to a tachikoma, but Purin pulls a FaceHeelTurn and sides with Takeshi. Borma, Pazu, Saito, and Batou are killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being shot by the Major, which prompts the N citizens to launch a nuke. All the while, American Empire bombers are dispersing a "Smart Gas" biological weapon that will wipe out millions of people in the Tokyo region. All seems lost]].

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* DarkestHour: Episode 23. [[spoiler:While Chief [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki survived the car bombing thanks to a tachikoma, but Purin pulls a FaceHeelTurn and sides with Takeshi. Borma, Pazu, Saito, and Batou are killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being shot by the Major, which prompts the N citizens to launch a nuke. All the while, American Empire bombers are dispersing a "Smart Gas" biological weapon that will wipe out millions of people in the Tokyo region. All seems lost]].

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* DarkestHour: Episode 23. [[spoiler:While Chief Aramaki survived the car bombing thanks to a tachikoma, but Purin pulls a FaceHeelTurn and sides with Takeshi. Borma, Pazu, Saito, and Batou are killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being shot by the Major, which prompts the N citizens to launch a nuke. All the while, American Empire bombers are dispersing a "Smart Gas" biological weapon that will wipe out millions of people in the Tokyo region. All seems lost]].



* LotusEaterMachine: In the final episode, [[spoiler:Major finds herself inside a Cognitive Maze. There's too many [[SpotTheThread inconsistencies]] and she's able to break free]].



** The dialogue of the final scene of the final episode plays out almost verbatim with how ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995'' ends. [[spoiler:The Major decides to leave again, heading off into the vast expanses of the net. Whenever her and Batou may meet again is unknown, so they set up a passcode to identify themselves]].



** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times, and "sustainable war" bears a certain resemblance to Oceania's foreign policy.

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** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times, times and is even referenced as "Big Brother", and "sustainable war" bears a certain resemblance to Oceania's foreign policy.



* TheSingularity: [[spoiler:Takeshi Shimamura's plan was to ultimately link all of humanity into what he calls a "Double Think" state-- Their physical bodies will live in peace and advance society without conflict, while inside their own cyberbrains they are experiencing the world the way that they want to perceive it. Major has to admit that the Posthumans essentially won, but is curious why she wasn't affected by the Double Think. Takeshi explains that the Major doesn't differentiate dreams from reality so what she lives is how she perceives reality anyway. She ultimately leaves it up to her if humanity should continue in this state, or return to normal]].



* WhamEpisode: Season 2 episode 11 ends with [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki getting inside a car to meet with the Prime Minister, only for the car to explode a moment later]].

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** Episode 23: [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki turned out to be alive thanks to an invisible Tachikoma, but Purin has pulled a FaceHeelTurn that results in Borma, Paz, Saito, and Batou being killed. Takeshi Shimamura is shown being gunned down, which allows all 3 million citizens of N to unanimously press the launch button embedded on their palms. The submarine launches a nuke while American Empire bombers release a "Smart" gas specifically designed to instantly kill everyone in the greater Tokyo region]].

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* YourMindMakesItReal: The Think Pol app that Takashi Shimamura developed works by allowing its users to focus on a single hated target and punish them, if not outright kill them through mob justice by a Direct Denial of Service attack on the target's cyberbrain. The victims show signs of physical assault. Anyone who is watching a particular target can interact with the digital avatars causing the attack, which allows Section 9 to use seemingly supernatural powers and acquired kung fu martial art skills against an attack on Prime Minister Chris Tate Otomo.

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The Think Pol app that Takashi Shimamura developed works by allowing its users to focus on a single hated target and punish them, if not outright kill them through mob justice by a Direct Denial of Service attack on the target's cyberbrain. The victims show signs of physical assault. Anyone who is watching a particular target can interact with the digital avatars causing the attack, which allows Section 9 to use seemingly supernatural powers and acquired kung fu martial art skills against an attack on Prime Minister Chris Tate Otomo.Otomo.
** On his custom "N" network, Takashi is able to make it appear as if he has telekinetic powers, flinging objects at foes also connected to the network. Though the projectiles aren't real, people still register pain if they connect, though certainly not to the extent they would if they were actually being hit by steel I beams or giant sheets of metal.
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* WhamEpisode: Season 2 episode 11 ends with [[spoiler:Chief Aramaki getting inside a car to meet with the Prime Minister, only for the car to explode a moment later]].

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* LogicalWeakness: The post-humans have superhuman reflexes that allow them to dodge bullets with ease, but this only works so long as they have an idea as to where the bullets are coming from. Gary caught a (non-fatal) bullet in the head when the soldiers started blind-firing into the room to catch him with a ricochet, since he kept gunning them down every time they left cover. Similarly, when Patrick Huge gets into a MiniMecha to fight GHOST, Saito is able to shoot the mech several times, eventually disabling it, because it's simply too cumbersome for Huge to dodge attacks the way he could outside of it.

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* LogicalWeakness: The post-humans aren't entirely invulnerable.
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have superhuman reflexes that allow them to dodge bullets with ease, but this only works so long as they have an idea as to where the bullets are coming from. Gary caught a (non-fatal) bullet in the head when the soldiers started blind-firing into the room to catch him with a ricochet, since he kept gunning them down every time they left cover. Similarly, when Patrick Huge gets into a MiniMecha to fight GHOST, Saito is able to shoot the mech several times, eventually disabling it, because it's simply too cumbersome for Huge to dodge attacks the way he could outside of it.it.
** They still have to breathe, and they do require some sleep, where-in they're unable to function at all. [[spoiler:That means they're susceptible to sedatives and knockout gas]].



** 2045 chooses to portray characters currently using thermoptic camouflage as seen through the visual sensors of the members of Section 9 as a white outline of the character with an arrow overhead along with their name. This is actually how players could see their teammates behind barriers and while using thermoptic camo in ''VideoGame/GhostInTheShellFirstAssaultOnline.''



* TakingYouWithMe: In order to ensure that the Posthuman's plan is carried through, a failsafe is put in place. [[spoiler:Suzuka Mizukane took over an American Empire nuclear submarine. Both her and Takeshi Shimamura programmed failsafes inside of them that will [[NukeEm launch an SLBM at Japan]] if either of them is killed. If both of them die, the sub will launch anyway. Their goal is for the refugee state of N to declare independence from Japan, and will only ensure peace if nobody interferes]].

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* TakingYouWithMe: In order to ensure that the Posthuman's plan is carried through, a failsafe is put in place. [[spoiler:Suzuka Mizukane took over an American Empire nuclear submarine. Both her and Takeshi Shimamura programmed failsafes inside of them that will [[NukeEm launch an SLBM at Japan]] if either of them is killed. If both of them die, the sub will launch anyway. Their goal is for the refugee state of N to declare independence from Japan, and will only ensure peace if nobody interferes]].
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** During the second half of season 2, Purin primarily wears a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van she's in states that it's for a cosplay.

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** During the second half of season 2, a naked Purin primarily wears has little other option but to wear a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van that she's in commandeered states was a cosplay that it's for he had hoped a cosplay.future girlfriend might end up wearing.

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** Season 2 features the first official introduction of the Megatech Body Construction corporation to the ''Stand Alone Complex'' continuity. They're a major supplier of prosthetic bodies in the original manga.



** During the second half of season 2, a naked Purin has little other option but to wear a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van that she's commandeered states was a cosplay that he had hoped a future girlfriend might end up wearing.

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** During the second half of season 2, a naked Purin has little other option but to wear primarily wears a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van that she's commandeered in states was a cosplay that he had hoped it's for a future girlfriend might end up wearing.cosplay.


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* TakingYouWithMe: In order to ensure that the Posthuman's plan is carried through, a failsafe is put in place. [[spoiler:Suzuka Mizukane took over an American Empire nuclear submarine. Both her and Takeshi Shimamura programmed failsafes inside of them that will [[NukeEm launch an SLBM at Japan]] if either of them is killed. If both of them die, the sub will launch anyway. Their goal is for the refugee state of N to declare independence from Japan, and will only ensure peace if nobody interferes]].
* {{Thoughtcrime}}: Literal "Thought Police" are in charge of taking in refugees who they suspect might be "anti-N", and take them to Room 101 for reprogramming.
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** During the second half of season 2, Purin primarily wears a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van she's in states that it's for a cosplay.

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** During the second half of season 2, a naked Purin primarily wears a has little other option but to wear a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van that she's in commandeered states was a cosplay that it's for he had hoped a cosplay.future girlfriend might end up wearing.

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* ContinuityNod: A [[https://i.redd.it/evanfg943nu41.jpg portrait of previous Japanese prime minister Kabayuki]] can be seen in episode 1, next to her successor, Chris Otomo.

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* DrivingQuestion: [[spoiler:Who or what is responsible for the emergence of posthumans?]]

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* DrivingQuestion: [[spoiler:Who Who or what is responsible for the emergence of posthumans?]]posthumans? This is answered in season 2. [[spoiler:An AI known as 1A84 was created by the American Empire for the purpose of using the Sustainable War that they started to financially benefit them, but it GrewBeyondTheirProgramming, initiated the Simultaneous Global Default to help balance out the distribution of wealth, and created the posthuman meme to transplant into individuals with the well intention of advancing human society.]]
* EvilStatesOfAmerica: [[spoiler:The American Empire started the Sustainable War. They created an AI named 1A84 and programmed it to find ways to ensure that war would financially benefit only them. When the AI created the Simultaneous Global Default and the posthumans to disrupt their plans, they sent Agent Smith to Japan to interfere with Section 9's investigations.]]


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** Purin Esaki [[spoiler:had to enter into the Witness Protection Program. Marco Amoretti murdered her entire family during the events of "JUNGLE CRUISE"]].
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* GrandTheftMe: The Tachikomas comment on what it feels like to lose direct control of themselves when Purin coordinates an attack on a Post-human in "CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken".
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* PsychicNosebleed: In "CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken", the prolonged stand-off between Purin and the post-human Suzuka Mizukane results in both of them getting a nosebleed from trying to counter-hack the other. Purin is even woozy after [[spoiler:she narrowly manages to avert a plane from crashing into her location]].

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* ShootTheBullet: When a drone fires two missiles at its intended target in episode 2, Motoko shoots them out of the air with her handgun. (It is done more realistically than usual, because she is right ''on'' the drone and shoots them from behind before they accelerate fully.)

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** In season 2's "CLOSE CALL / I've Awoken", Paz is able to shoot a [[PainfullySlowProjectile rocket-propelled grenade]] off course from a firing point of about 20 feet away.
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** Season 2's opening credits replicates the iconic scene of Motoko diving off the roof of a building, as has been replicated in every iteration of the franchise from the first animated movie to the live action film.
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* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid: Taken to truly absurd extent in Season 2, where a 3D printer designed to print ''food'' on board a nuclear submarine can some how be hacked to print out a fully functional combat android capable of taking out the entire crew by itself.

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* CallBack: When Batou and Togusa head to a remote location out in the woods, they're own net connections weaken from the lack of infrastructure. Batou mentions that the Geofront in Etorofu has better connection these days.

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** Season 2 reveals that [[spoiler:Purin's family was murdered by Marco Amoretti, the soldier turned serial killer who Section 9 dealt with in the original ''Stand Alone Complex''. The flashback even shows Batou in his old character design comforting the young Purin.]]
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** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times, and “sustainable war” bears a certain resemblance to Oceania’s foreign policy.

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** Takashi quotes ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' multiple times, and “sustainable war” "sustainable war" bears a certain resemblance to Oceania’s Oceania's foreign policy.policy.
** During the second half of season 2, Purin primarily wears a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]], which the driver of the van she's in states that it's for a cosplay.
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The series launched on April 23rd, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The show will have two seasons with the second season being set to be released on May 2022.

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The series launched on April 23rd, 2020, exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The show will have two seasons with the second season being set to be released on May 23, 2022.



* {{Cliffhanger}}: Season 1 ends with [[spoiler:Batou calling out on Togusa who suddenly disappears after investigating Takashi's past and being invited onto a truck by Takashi, which only he can see]].

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: Season 1 ends with [[spoiler:Batou calling out on Togusa who suddenly disappears after investigating Takashi's past and being invited onto a truck by Takashi, which only he can see]]. The compilation movie shows Batou receiving a phone call from Togusa, who turns out to be alive but gives him a vague question, "Do we need to be alive for a world to be this beautiful?", which confuses him.
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The season 2 trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTm93Vjuuc4&t=63s found here]].

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The season 2 trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTm93Vjuuc4&t=63s [[https://youtu.be/cTm93Vjuuc4 found here]].
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The season 2 trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTm93Vjuuc4&t=63s found here]].

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