Fan Casting Ghost in the Shell

Primarily set in the mid-twenty-first century in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama, Niihama Prefecture,[a][Note 1] otherwise known as New Port City[b], the manga and the many anime adaptations follow the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. Political intrigue and counter-terrorism operations are standard fare for Section 9, but the various actions of corrupt officials, companies, and cyber-criminals in each scenario are unique and require the diverse skills of Section 9's staff to prevent a series of incidents from escalating.