Synopsis

Reality is a dream, the dreams of the night are real.

In the world of Utsushiyo (reality), the development of an electronic brain far, far away and long ago allows two different worlds to overlap.

Within the last vestiges of Japan's raw landscape lies a small coastal town. In it live three middle school students: Komori Tarou, Ogami Makoto, and Nakajima Masayuki. Each holds within them a unique past that cannot be erased.

Once more, but by different causes, three people learn that by the extraction of one's soul, the coming and going between Utsushiyo and Kakuriyo (hidden world) is possible. Amidst the boys' adventure in Kakuriyo, they come to understand where it is connected to.

An eternal spiritual story is offered to the adults who possess the minds of boys.

Description translated by At0m5k

Based on the original concept of Ghost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow. Animated by Production I.G. Written by Chiaki J. Konaka (responsible for the scripts of Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze, RahXephon, Hellsing and the Astro Boy 2003 TV series).