The first movie of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. 

The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. 
During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The second movie of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. 
 
Freed of her responsibilities with the 501 Organization, Motoko Kusanagi must now learn how to take orders from Aramaki. Someone hacks the Logicomas, and Batou enlists the help of former army intelligence officer Ishikawa and former air artillery expert Borma. Kusanagi also seeks to enlist ace sniper Saito and undercover cop Paz into the new Public Security Section 9. The two groups rival each other in a case involving a man who receives false memories of a refugee transport operation.

The premise of the story: "Snatch the rebel elements' secret data using the Surface! There is a leak saying that the giant coporation Ishimiya Industry will commit an act of international terrorism, and Motoko Kusanagi and the Armored Riot Police head out to seize the plug data!"
 
(Source: Anime News Network)
 
A short animation for promoting Microsoft's Surface tablet in Japan.

In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. In response to such innovative new methods, the Japanese Government has established Section 9, an independently operating police unit which deals with such highly sensitive crimes. 
Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A level hacker nicknamed “The Laughing Man”, the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker’s trail as it leaves its mark on Japan. 
(Source: MyAnimeList)

2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. 
 
(Source: Lionsgate Films)

A TV anime version of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. 

Note: The first eight episodes are an edited version of the four movies while the last two are new content.

Manga adaption of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. 
 
Volumes 1-3 contain the short story "Natsu no Owari ni."; Young Magazine 2013 #28~30

Short 3D CG Specials included in the Blu-rays of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise movies. 
 
- Episode 1 (Logicoma Beat) 
- Episode 2 (Logicoma Court) 
- Episode 3 (Logicoma Heart) 
- Episode 4 (Logicoma Root)

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced that the Ghost in the Shell franchise is getting a new television anime series in 2026. Science SARU will produce the anime, as its titled Koukaku Kidoutai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL. Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G are on the production committee for the series. 
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)

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