Motoko Kusanagi - Sexuality

Sexuality

In the original manga, Kusanagi's portrayal differs from that of the movie. She has a much more vivacious and sexy personality, and early in the manga she participates in a lesbian cyber-threesome while on leave. This is apparently a "side business" for Motoko, as stated by Masamune in the back of the manga trade paperback. She has a boyfriend during a later chapter in the manga. He works for Section One, and they have been dating for nearly seven months. Batou considers this "a new record."

Shirow noted in his poster-collection, Intron Depot 1, that "I drew an all-girl orgy because I didn't want to draw some guy's butt."

The pages were cut from the original American release of the manga, as it would have entailed giving the book an "adults only" rating. Ultimately, Shirow decided it wasn't important to the plot, and two panels were redrawn to match continuity. In the second edition, released on November 17, 2004, the scene is completely unedited.

In the animated TV series, Motoko has a similar sex life, but with a less explicit depiction. She is seen waking up in a bed with other sleeping women, presumably a reference to her business in the manga. She has no specific boyfriends or lovers, but she has a relatively close relationship with Batou, and shows intimacy with Kuze; "the first boy she ever loved". She also uses herself as a honeypot on several occasions, distracting a male police officer and at one point posing as a sex doll. She generally dresses very provocatively, showing off her body, but no one seems to notice, except for one time the Chief made a comment to her about her attire, which she shrugged off.