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Motoko Kusanagi (草薙 素子)
Height: 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. 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 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.
Animeography
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Koukaku Kidoutai
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex
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Innocence
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
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Koukaku Kidoutai 2.0
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:1 Ghost Pain
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Another Mission
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:2 Ghost Whispers
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:3 Ghost Tears
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell - Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone
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Koukaku Kidoutai Nyuumon Arise
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Koukaku Kidoutai: Shin Movie
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise [.jp]
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Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Alternative Architecture
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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045
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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2
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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Jizoku Kanou Sensou
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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Movie
Mangaography
Voice Actors
Maaya Sakamoto
Japanese
Atsuko Tanaka
Japanese
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
English
Hélène Bizot
French
Alison Matthews
English
Mimi Woods
English
Stefania Patruno
Italian
Christin Marquitan
German
Sarah Brückner
German
Samira Fernandes
Portuguese (BR)
Nuria Trifol
Spanish
Noeli Santisteban
Portuguese (BR)
Tamara Zsigmond
Hungarian
Mi Sook Jeong
Korean
Kathrin Gaube
German
Andrea Kwan
English
Carmen Calvell
Spanish
Concha García Valero
Spanish
Elizabeth Maxwell
English
Gaby Willer
Spanish
Alessandra Korompay
Italian
Eva Bau
Spanish
Silvia Avallone
Italian
Luise Charlotte Brings
German
Tania Torrens
French
Jessica Ortiz
Spanish
Mélody Dubos
French