<P> The series takes place in the year 2027 , where many people in developed countries have become cyborgs with prosthetic bodies . Primarily set in the fictional Japanese Newport City , the series follows a younger Motoko Kusanagi before the formation of Public Security Section 9 . At the start of Arise she is a member of the federal 501 Organization , a group who employs advanced infiltration tactics and espionage in order to attack or neutralize enemy threats . The 501 Organization is also the legal owner of Kusanagi 's prosthetic body , which is lent to her in exchange for her services to the group . This debt displeases her and causes a disparity between herself and her employer . </P>
<P> The series takes place in the year 2027 , where many people in developed countries have become cyborgs with prosthetic bodies . Primarily set in the fictional Japanese Newport City , the series follows a younger Motoko Kusanagi before the formation of Public Security Section 9 . At the start of Arise she is a member of the federal 501 Organization , a group who employs advanced infiltration tactics and espionage in order to attack or neutralize enemy threats . The 501 Organization is also the legal owner of Kusanagi 's prosthetic body , which is lent to her in exchange for her services to the group . This debt displeases her and causes a disparity between herself and her employer . </P>
when does ghost in the shell arise take place
when does ghost in the shell arise take place
the year 2027
the year 2027