Kusanagi, Motoko

草薙素子

Motoko Kusanagi is the mysterious, even enigmatic woman who has led a covert cyber-warfare unit within the JGSDF for years, and was recruited by Aramaki to work for Section 9. Almost nothing is known about her, her origins, birthdate, etc. In the manga, she is speculated to be at most in her late 30s, and in SAC it's roughly speculated that she is in her late 30s to early 40s (at most 60 in SAC_2045), since the widespread use of full-cyborgization was not in use until then.

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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; In SAC and Arise, she is 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.

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Whatever her age, Major Kusanagi now prefers the body of a 20-something woman. She is most often identifiable by her short violet hair and violet eyes in her Stand Alone Complex design. Her Arise design features her at a shorter stature, with short, indigo hair and blue eyes and features the Major at a younger age as she fights for her autonomy from Unit 501 of the Army.

Details:

First name:: Motoko
Last name:: Kusanagi
Other names:: Major
Height:: 5'6" (168cm) or 5'0 (153cm) in Arise

Photo gallery

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Productions featuring this character

(23)

TV

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai (TV)

The Ghost in the Shell

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Saigo no Ningen

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - The Last Human

ONA

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Jizoku Kanou Sensou

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War

ONA

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: Shin Movie

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

TV

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Alternative Architecture

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

Movie

Main

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

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

Movie

Main

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

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

Special

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai Arise [.jp]

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - EPISODE:[.jp]

Movie

Main

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

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

Special

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Another Mission

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Another Mission

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

TV Special

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

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

OVA

Main

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

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

OVA

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

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

TV

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

TV

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Movie

Main

Koukaku Kidoutai

Ghost in the Shell

TV

Supporting

Koukaku Kidoutai Nyuumon Arise

Movie

Supporting

Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Special

Supporting

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Tachikomatic Days

Voice actors for this character

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Maaya SakamotoVoices: Japanese

Cécile MarmoratVoices: French

Flora PaulitaVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Suzie YeungVoices: English

Ludovica BebiVoices: Italian

Rosalba SoteloVoices: Spanish

Paola NavalónVoices: Spanish

Atsuko TanakaVoices: Japanese

Mary Elizabeth McGlynnVoices: English

Hélène BizotVoices: French

Samira FernandesVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Stefania PatrunoVoices: Italian

Jessica OrtizVoices: Spanish

Maribel PomarVoices: Spanish

Elizabeth MaxwellVoices: English

Silvia AvalloneVoices: Italian

Eva BauVoices: Spanish

Christin MarquitanVoices: German

Alessandra KorompayVoices: Italian

Mi-sook JeongVoices: Korean

Kathrin GaubeVoices: German

Alison MatthewsVoices: English

Gaby WillerVoices: Spanish

Tamara ZsigmondVoices: Hungarian

Andrea KwanVoices: English

Carmen CalvellVoices: Spanish

Mimi WoodsVoices: English

Noeli SantistebanVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Concha García ValeroVoices: Spanish

Nuria TrifolVoices: Spanish

Brückner, SarahVoices: German

Brings, Luise CharlotteVoices: German

Tania TorrensVoices: French

Nerea AlfonsoVoices: Spanish

Mélody DubosVoices: French

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