Technology and society

by Lena Greene

The filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield, best known for the documentaries Generation Wealth (2018) and The Queen of Versailles (2012), has been poking at the ugly underbelly of consumerism for more than 25 years. Through her unsparing lens, the latest incarnation of the American dream has been revealed in all its blingy, exploitative glory, particularly when it comes to its toll on women and girls. In an interview with Topic recorded in late November of 2018, Greenfield talks about the major themes running through her work, and what she calls "the ultimate cost, and degradation, of capitalism."

• Documentary

by Hideaki Anno, Shoichi Masuo

Distilled to feature length from the acclaimed, six-episode anime series that marked the debut of visionary animator Hideaki Anno (“Neon Genesis Evangelion”), this exhilarating space opera blends turbocharged mecha action with a disarmingly poignant exploration of time’s passage and the fragility of human life and relationships. In the near future, humankind is under attack by warring alien insects; the only hope for survival is a band of heroes piloting enormous robots. Among those selected for duty are two young women who forge a deep bond while fighting the aliens. But while they travel the universe near the speed of light, what seem like moments to them are actually years flying by on Earth. What awaits them when they return to a home that has aged far more than they have?

• Action
• Drama

by Toshiyuki Kawano

Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what happened to Section 9; the Umibozu think they killed Kusanagi.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Kazunobu Fuseki

The remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one; Batou decides to fight back and goes to Motoko’s apartment.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Yasuhiro Geshi

The government orders Section 9 be disbanded after it is compromised; Aramaki is taken away; Togusa gets arrested.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Jun Matsumoto

The CEO of Serano Genomics is kidnapped once again and Section 9 must investigate. Details about his first abduction years ago come to light.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Masaki Tachibana

Major Kusanagi gets in trouble after being transferred to a new host body; a raid comes down on the Sunflower Society’s headquarters.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Kenichi Takeshita

Section 9 searches for a doctor, Imakurusu, who is a fugitive; Togusa passes on his memories to the team.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Toshiyuki Kawano

Togusa finally makes some new discoveries about the Laughing Man and investigates the matter himself.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Minoru Ōhara

Section 9 searches for people responsible for a rash of mass kidnappings when the daughter of the former prime minister is taken.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Masayuki Yoshihara

Section 9 is assigned to protect the Chinese foreign minister from being assassinated during his visit to Japan.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Yasuhiro Geshi

Aramaki goes to visit an old friend in London, but they get kidnapped as she investigates a secret bookkeeping company.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Masaki Tachibana

Batou goes on a mission to investigate a former boxing champion, one of his former heroes, who is suspected of espionage.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Kenichi Takeshita

The Major worries when Station 9’s AIs begin speaking about their individuality and everything comes to a head.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Hideyo Yamamoto

Section 9 is assigned to protect a reclusive millionaire when criminals reveal that there are plans for an assassination.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Kazunobu Fuseki

A girl who was kidnapped sixteen years ago suddenly reappears in public again, causing Section 9 to investigate.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Masayuki Yoshihara

One of the Tachikoma begins acting strangely after spending the day with a little girl; something alarms Section 9.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Toshiyuki Kawano

Togusa goes to investigate a mysterious government facility involved in the treatment of “cyberbrain closed-shell syndrome.”

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Jun Matsumoto

Batou must come to terms with something dark from his past as he tracks down a serial killer; Section 9 learns why the American CIA were sent to Tokyo.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama

by Masaki Tachibana

Kusanagi keeps an eye on a chat room for news about the Laughing Man and learns that several participants are not who they appear.

• Action
• Sci-Fi
• Drama