The Unclean

Contrary to the movies, the anime series closely follows the original storyline of the first seven volumes of the manga (L’s arc) then rushes significantly through N’s arc by accentuating many action scenes and skipping monologues or long discussions between characters described in the final 5 volumes of the manga series. There were changes on the character designs, which were adapted by Masaru Kitao, and the order of facts. There was also a few additional scenes not featured in the original manga and set in the year 2007, instead of starting at the year 2003.

A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel.

2029: Artificially enhanced humans populating both the real and online worlds have made national and physical boundaries obsolete. In order to monitor the nearly infinite opportunities for crime within this often bewildering and fragmented new reality, a new breed of law enforcement agent has emerged. Welcome to Section 9.