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Cast
Miumi Yoshida
as Toko Mizuhara (voice)
Atsuya Takizawa
as Uozumi Kyouzou (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
as Reiji Tokisaka (voice)
Hikaru Isshiki
as Natsume Takashiro (voice)
Shiho Kawaragi
as Kyoko Hazuki (voice)
Yasuda Mio
as Maris Stella (voice)
Kei Mizusawa
as Yukari Tokisaka (voice) / Orihime Tsukishima (voice)
Maeda Kei
as Touko Kuchiki (voice)
Yua Miyuki
as Toko Mizuhara (voice)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2010
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationTV-MA
GenresAnimation, Crime, Mystery
Votes3
DirectorMiki Sugina
WritersSekimachi Taifuu
TypeWeb Series
Rating4.7 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsThe Girl in the Shell
About The Girl in the Shell
10 years after losing the war, the city of Tokyo is still in the midst of being rebuilt. Within that city, strange recurrent incidents are occurring. Several students from the Sakuraba Private School for Girls have gone missing. Private detective Tokisaka Reito is called in to help with the investigation by childhood friend and former coworker Uozumi Kyozo. One day, Akito receives a strange request from student Kuchiki Toko: "Please find the real me." In the midst of that, yet another Sakuraba student goes missing.
Directed by Miki Sugina, The Girl in the Shell leans on a strong ensemble — Miumi Yoshida, Atsuya Takizawa, Junichi Suwabe — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about animation titles of 2010.
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