Koukaku Kidoutai 2.0

In 2029, bodies and minds can be replaced, enhanced, and connected to the network so completely that the boundary between human and machine has begun to blur. Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 investigate cybercrime at the highest level, where hacking a person's memories can be as effective as firing a weapon.

Their pursuit of the elusive Puppet Master takes an unexpected turn when the mysterious hacker claims to be a self-aware life-form born inside the sea of information. Its demand for political asylum forces Kusanagi to question the nature of consciousness, identity, and her own cybernetic existence while powerful agencies struggle to control what they created.