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Motoko Kusanagi
- en Motoko Kusanagi
- ja 草薙素子
- zh-Hant 草薙素子
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Motoko Kusanagi is a lead in Ghost in the Shell (1995). The work is adapted from a manga. Voiced in Japanese by Atsuko Tanaka (田中敦子). She appears in 6 recorded works.
At a glance
- Origin medium
- Manga
- Role
- Lead
- Recorded works
- 6
- AniList favourites rank
- #204
- Japanese voice
- Atsuko Tanaka、Maaya Sakamoto
One-Minute Her
Motoko Kusanagi (草薙素子) — Ghost in the Shell. AniList favourites rank 204.
editorial
Character Prism
Structured design and personality DNA. Each entry is labelled by what kind of statement it is.
Context
Appearances
- Ghost in the Shell Film · 1995 Lead Debut Source ↗
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Anime · 2002 Lead Source ↗
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Anime · 2004 Lead Source ↗
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Film · 2004 Supporting Source ↗
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Film · 2008 Lead Source ↗
- THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Anime · 2026 Lead Source ↗
People
| Person | Role | Language | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atsuko Tanaka | Voice | ja | Ghost in the Shell |
| Maaya Sakamoto | Voice | ja | Ghost in the Shell |
Popularity
These describe attention and recognition. They are not a rating of a character’s worth.
Discovery
80.3
1 independent sources · discovery-v2
Score components
| obscurity | 0.87 | × 0.45 |
|---|---|---|
| editorialRelevance | 0.60 | × 0.35 |
| durability | 1.00 | × 0.20 |
Icon
84.0
1 independent sources · icon-v2
Score components
| durability | 1.00 | × 0.45 |
|---|---|---|
| breadth | 1.00 | × 0.30 |
| franchiseActivity | 0.20 | × 0.15 |
| editorialRelevance | 0.60 | × 0.10 |
Pulse
56.5
1 independent sources · pulse-v2
Score components
| momentum | 1.00 | × 0.40 |
|---|---|---|
| franchiseActivity | 0.20 | × 0.25 |
| exposure | 0.13 | × 0.20 |
| editorialRelevance | 0.60 | × 0.15 |
Sources and provenance
Where each value came from, how confident it is, and when it was retrieved. Disagreements are shown, not resolved silently.
Disputed: eye-colorvoice_actor_ja
character_names · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {"locale":"zh-Hant","name":"草薙素子"} | Wikidata open-structured · CC0-1.0 | high | canonical |
eye-color · 2 Disputed
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "crimson" | Wikidata open-structured · CC0-1.0 | high | canonical | |
| "violet" | Wikidata open-structured · CC0-1.0 | high | canonical |
hair-color · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "purple" | Wikidata open-structured · CC0-1.0 | high | canonical |
occupation · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "officer" | Wikidata open-structured · CC0-1.0 | high | canonical |
age_class · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "unknown" | AniList community-database | low | canonical |
anilist_favourites · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3607 | AniList community-database | high | canonical |
anilist_rank · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | AniList community-database | high | canonical |
canonical_name · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Motoko Kusanagi" | AniList community-database | high | canonical |
genres · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ["action","psychological","sci-fi"] | AniList community-database | medium | structured-interpretation |
origin_medium · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "manga" | AniList community-database | medium | structured-interpretation |
spoiler_free_summary · 1
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Motoko Kusanagi is a lead in Ghost in the Shell (1995). The work is adapted from a manga. Voiced in Japanese by Atsuko Tanaka (田中敦子). She appears in 6 recorded works." | AniList community-database | medium | structured-interpretation |
voice_actor_ja · 2 Disputed
| Value | Source | Data confidence | Kind | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {"name":"Atsuko Tanaka","native":"田中敦子"} | AniList community-database | high | canonical | |
| {"name":"Maaya Sakamoto","native":"坂本真綾"} | AniList community-database | high | canonical |