In the year 2029, Niihama City has become a technologically advanced metropolis. Due to great improvements in cybernetics, its citizens are able to replace their limbs with robotic parts. The world is now more interconnected than ever before, and the city's Public Security Section 9 is responsible for combating corruption, terrorism, and other dangerous threats following this shift toward globalization. The strong-willed Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 spearheads a case involving a mysterious hacker known only as the "Puppet Master", who leaves a trail of victims stripped of their memories. Like many in this futuristic world, the Puppet Master's body is almost entirely robotic, giving them incredible power. As Motoko and her subordinates follow the enigmatic criminal's trail, other parties-including Section 6-start to get involved, forcing her to confront the extremely complicated nature of the case. Pondering about various philosophical questions, such as her own life's meaning, Motoko soon realizes that the one who will provide these answers is none other than the Puppet Master themself. Synopsis by IMDb
|[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36517689)|
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|*2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame? A new era of cyberpunk action begins!*|
|Video|[ToonsHub](https://nyaa.si/view/2129429)|
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|Audio|[opusenc (libopus 1.6.1)](https://github.com/Chocobo1/opus-tools_win32-build): `--bitrate 128` [JPN, ENG, SPA-LA, SPA, FRE, GER, ITA, POR-BR, THA](https://nyaa.si/view/2129429)|
|Subtitles|[ENG, SPA-LA, SPA, ARA, FRE, FRE-CA, GER, ITA, JPN, POR-BR, POL, DUT, TUR, IND, THA, KOR, CHI, CHI-TR, MAY, HIN](https://nyaa.si/view/2129429)|
|Chapters|[ToonsHub](https://nyaa.si/view/2129429)|
|Target CVVDP + Butteraugli 3-norm|scene score: `9.6`, model: `trix_fhd` + max: `1.3`, intensity target: `203.0`|
|Encoder|[SVT-AV1-Essential v4.0.1-Essential](https://github.com/nekotrix/SVT-AV1-Essential): `--crf 15.0-30.0 --preset 3 --tune 2 --noise-norm-strength 1 --qp-scale-compress-strength 3 --ac-bias 0.25 --sharp-tx 0 --tx-bias 2 --complex-hvs 1 --noise-adaptive-filtering 1 --enable-alt-cdef 1 --enable-alt-dlf 2 --qm-min 0 --qm-max 15 --chroma-qm-min 0 --luminance-qp-bias 0 --enable-dlf 3 --enable-tf 2 --enable-dg 1 --tile-columns 1 --fast-decode 2 + ROI Maps`|
|FGS|svt-av1: `--film-grain 4-48 --adaptive-film-grain 1` / svt-av1: `--photon-noise 9450-40075`|
|Filters|Denoise with vs-denoise: bm3d: `sigma=6, tr=2, profile=bm3d.Profile.FAST, planes=0` + nlm: `h=0.6, tr=2, a=2, planes=[1,2]` / bm3d: `sigma=10, tr=2, profile=bm3d.Profile.FAST, planes=0` + nlm: `h=0.6, tr=2, a=2, planes=[1,2]` + mc_degrain: `prefilter=Prefilter.DFTTEST, preset=MVToolsPreset.HQ_SAD, thsad=100`|
|Source|Encode|
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|[](https://i.kek.sh/YjSng8CP9Oq.webp)|[](https://i.kek.sh/Y0DGQGI3xit.webp)|
|[](https://i.kek.sh/RcaX1tiOZEX.webp)|[](https://i.kek.sh/TfYtDCWUHLy.webp)|
|[](https://i.kek.sh/UseqJzjgpwQ.webp)|[](https://i.kek.sh/gKb1iQWxCs9.webp)|
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> Recommended players: [MPV](https://thewiki.moe/tutorials/mpv), [MPC-HC](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc)
>
> Language Options: You can [download here](https://mega.nz/folder/kcQhWZCA#c4wfvx2RXI9XN8XeBso09g) two scripts that do the following (Windows/macOS-Linux):
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> Keep Japanese: Throws out all audio tracks other than Japanese
> Keep English: Throws out all audio and subtitles tracks other than English
> Put all the video files into the Language Options folder and run the corresponding script. The resulting files can be found in the output folder.
>
> Note: [MKVToolNix](https://mkvtoolnix.download/downloads.html) must be installed on your system |
![[Ironclad] THE GHOST IN THE SHELL - S01E01 [WEB 1080p AV1]](https://f.t0r.space/covers/36517689.webp)
