Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

ENDED2 Seasons52 Episodes8.2
NetworkPerfect Choice
First AiredOct 1, 2002
Last AiredJan 8, 2005
Runtime25 min

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Osamu Saka
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Taimei Suzuki
Taimei Suzuki
Kubota (voice)
Takashi Onozuka
Takashi Onozuka
Paz (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama
Hideo Kuze (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Toru Okawa
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Yuko Sumitomo
Nasami Kurta (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Eiji Sekiguchi
Eiji Sekiguchi
Akafuku (voice)

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 52 episodes

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The story continues to follow the adventures of Section 9's top members, Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and Togusa. The series maintains an episodic format and portrays Section 9 dealing with political issues such as invited refugees and nuclear intrigue. Another government institution, the Information Bureau of the Cabinet, comes up head-to-head against them. And a terrorist entity who calls itself the "Individual Eleven" joins the set.
DI:  Reactivation; REEMBODY
E1DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
Jan 1, 200425m6.7
A group of terrorists identifying themselves as the "Individual Eleven" barricade themselves within the Chinese Embassy. Section 9 is called in to eliminate the terrorists without any civilian casualties, all before the scheduled police raid.
DI:  Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
E2DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
Jan 1, 200425m6.4
A refugee living in Japan has plans to "reset the world" and change things. But are his plans merely violent daydreams, or something more sinister?
DI:  Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
E3DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
Feb 7, 200425m6.8
=A hacker and thief by the name of Cash Eye plans on infiltrating a vault during a party, and Section 9 is called in to prevent it. But there are a number of strange elements in this case that don't all add up.
DU:  Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
E4DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
Feb 7, 200425m6.8
A routine live-fire exercise goes wrong, leaving a fleet of AI controlled helicopters flying above a refugee area, firing on anyone who comes near. And a mysterious and creepy man known as Gohda arrives to tell Section 9 how to handle it.
IN:  Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
E5IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
Mar 6, 200425m6.3
An assassination threat has been made against Prime Minister Kayabuki; Section 9 is called to serve as bodyguards Meanwhile, investigation on the Individual Eleven turns up some interesting history.
DI:  Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
E6DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
Mar 6, 200425m6.5
A seemingly run-of-the mill hit-and-run turns into anything but when Togusa investigates. While in Tokyo, he discovers a secret from the past the GSDF is trying to keep hidden deep underground.
DU:  Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
E7DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
Apr 3, 200425m6.8
Plans have been leaked to terrorists that the plutonium recovered from the underground nuclear facility in Tokyo is to be moved. Section 9 is called in to ensure the plutonium reaches its destination, and Gohda is there again.
DI:  Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
E8DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
Apr 3, 200425m6.5
While on a stakeout of a Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant, Section 9 finds out that someone is pulling strings and feeding misinformation to the Public Safety Sections.
DU:  The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
E9DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
May 8, 200425m6.4
The Tachikomas and the Major continue to investigate Gohda and his motives, while the rest of Section 9 are out to stop a string of suicide bombings.
DI:  One Angry Man; TRIAL
E10DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
May 8, 200425m7.0
Togusa is brought up on charges after he becomes involved with a murder while off duty. But during the course of the trial, it becomes clear who the attorney is really after.
IN:  Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
E11IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
Jun 5, 200425m7.5
While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.
IN:  To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
E12IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
Jun 5, 200425m6.6
The Tachikomas, Ishikawa, and Borma locate a suspicious file believed to be the Individual Eleven virus, The Major, Batou, Saito go after Kuze, and the Individual Eleven prepare to put their plan into action.
DI:  Face; MAKE UP
E13DI: Face; MAKE UP
Jul 3, 200425m6.5
With the latest Individual 11 incident still fresh in the public's mind, Section 9 discovers that only a skilled face sculptor could have created Kuze's prosthetic face. Since only two artists fit that description, they quickly locate the craftsmen and go to question them.
DI:  Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
E14DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
Jul 3, 200425m7.0
Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.
DI:  Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
E15DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
Aug 7, 200425m6.6
During a scheduled maintenance, the Tachikomas begin to chat away about the Individual Eleven. While talking in their new "forum", Batou and Togusa appear and take one of the Tachikomas - who just happens to be Batou's pet - with them to Spring-8 to look at the scientific evidence gathered on the Individual Eleven.
IN:  The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
E16IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
Aug 7, 200425m6.5
The Prime Minister is alerted to the existence of "hub cyberbrains," while Ishikawa returns from the peninsula to report on what he found out about Kuze's past.
DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
E17DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
Sep 4, 200425m7.3
Following a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.
DI:  Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
E18DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
Sep 4, 200425m7.3
The Major and Batou are flown to Berlin in an effort to track down a terrorist called "Angel's Feathers". While there, Batou attracts the attention of a young girl in a wheelchair.
IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
E19IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
Oct 2, 200425m6.6
Despite close scrutiny by the authorities, the Dejima refugees declare their independence. Kuze is suspected to be the mastermind behind this new resistance and Section 9 is sent to detain him.
IN:  Confusion at the North End;  FABRICATE FOG
E20IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG
Oct 2, 200425m6.5
Section 9 heads to Etorofu in search of Kuze. During their investigations, the Major finds an interesting floppy disk on the body of a dead addict.
IN:  Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
E21IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
Nov 6, 200425m7.0
Much to the chagrin of Batou, Motoko, and the rest of the team, Kuze and the refugees manage to escape in one of the camouflaged boats. They are further hampered when an explosion causes heavy losses, leaving them unable to follow the fleeing boat.
DU:  Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
E22DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
Nov 6, 200425m6.5
The city of Fukuoka is evacuated when a live nuclear bomb is found. With the Dejima Refugees targeted as the prime suspects, the government sends the Self-Defense Forces into the city.
IN:  The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
E23IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
Dec 4, 200425m6.9
The government declares martial Law in Dejima, believing that the refugees have a nuclear device and plan to use it to gain independence. When the refugees' connection to Kuze is cut off, one shot begins a bloody war.
IN:  Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
E24IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
Dec 4, 200425m7.3
The Prime Minister is taken into custody, and the military begins its strike on Dejima. The Major and part of Section 9 head to Dejima to try to hand over the nuclear device to the military there, in order to defuse the situation, while Ishikawa heads to SPring-8 to deliver the rest of the plutonium.
IN:  To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
E25IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
Jan 8, 200525m7.5
Kuze manages to take down the jamming plane, but becomes trapped in rubble with the Major. The Tachikomas begin discussing what to do about the nuclear submarine they have spotted, and Batou manages to convince the special forces that have been sent to kill them to listen to him.
IN:  Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
E26IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
Jan 8, 200525m7.6
The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.

About Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, crime series on Perfect Choice. The show first aired on Oct 1, 2002 and currently has 2 seasons and 52 episodes. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has ended after 2 seasons. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 417 votes. The cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Osamu Saka, Taimei Suzuki, Takashi Onozuka.

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