Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002-10-01 · Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her fellow police officers of Section 9 hunt down a host of criminals in both the real and online worlds. In the course of their work, Kusanagi and Section 9 must do everything from resolving hostage crises to hunting down runaway state-of-the-art killing machines.

S01 E01 · 2002-10-01 · 25 min

SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9

Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking government official from a hostage situation. But something doesn't seem right to Major Motoko Kusanagi.

S01 E02 · 2002-10-01 · 25 min

SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

Kenbishi Heavy Industries has built a state-of-the-art multiped tank. There's only one problem–it's gone haywire and started moving on its own. Section 9 is called in to stop it, as the Self Defense Force will not get involved. Now, it's up to Motoko, Batou, and the rest of Section 9 to stop the tank and figure out what made it go berserk in the first place.

S01 E03 · 2002-11-01 · 25 min

SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I

A certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri model androids have been committing "suicide". Section 9 is called in as it may be related to a virus detected in an android at the National Assembly Building.

S01 E04 · 2002-11-01 · 25 min

C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER

While working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's uncovered something strange happening with the investigators in the Laughing Man Unit, a special task force formed to catch the infamous cyber criminal known only as the Laughing Man. But before he can meet with Togusa, he's killed in a car accident.

S01 E05 · 2002-12-01 · 25 min

C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation of Serano Industries.

S01 E06 · 2002-12-01 · 25 min

C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME

As Togusa and Bato track down Nanao, Motoko and Paz are attempting to protect the Superintendent-General at a press conference about the police misuse of interceptors. When the virus does hit, Motoko and Paz have to act fast to save the intended victim. Meanwhile, the road to Nanao=A hits a dead end.

S01 E07 · 2003-01-01 · 25 min

SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR

Section 9 is on the trail of Marcelo Jarti, a South American revolutionary hero who has arrived in Japan. However, Jarti is a hard man to catch because he employs look-alikes to deceive people. Nevertheless, Section 9 is convinced that the one they're tracking is the real thing, and after a rather out-of-control gunbattle in an upscale hotel, they track him to an old warehouse.

S01 E08 · 2003-01-01 · 25 min

SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS

Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't remember ever agreeing to donate the heart. When Motoko mentions this story to Aramaki, he tells them to determine if this is tied to a ring of black-market organ smugglers supposedly run by the mafia.

S01 E09 · 2003-02-01 · 25 min

C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!

Motoko enters into an online chat room devoted to the Laughing Man to see if she can find any new information on him. What she discovers is a spirited debate among the self-proclaimed "fans" of the Laughing Man, but very little hard evidence.

S01 E10 · 2003-02-01 · 25 min

SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE

Marco Amoretti, a former Navy Petty Officer from the American Empire, has come to Japan and is committing heinous acts of brutality against women. Section 9 is assisted in this matter by the American Empire's CIA. While this doesn't sit well with Public Security's members, Batou finds the whole case particularly hard on his psyche as the nightmares from his past rear their ugly head.

S01 E11 · 2003-03-01 · 25 min

C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ

Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.

S01 E12 · 2003-03-01 · 25 min

SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM

One of the Tachikomas decides to take a little stroll through the city. It meets a little girl, Miki, who is searching for her lost dog and it agrees to help her. On their journey, the Tachikoma finds a strange box.

S01 E13 · 2003-04-01 · 25 min

SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL

In a briefing, Aramaki shows a photo of a girl who looks like Eka Tokura, the daughter of Tokura Electronics, who was kidnapped 16 years ago. But there's one problem–the photo was taken two days ago!

S01 E14 · 2003-04-01 · 25 min

SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$

The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous reclusive millionaire. Despite their considerable efforts, however, Section 9 is unable to contact him to warn him, so they go directly to his residence.

S01 E15 · 2003-05-01 · 25 min

SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES

The Major has become worried about the Tachikomas. It appears that their AIs have developed much more quickly and in ways that were not anticipated; they have begun speaking about their "individuality".

S01 E16 · 2003-05-01 · 25 min

SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O

Batou goes undercover on a military base to shadow one of his former heroes, a man named Zaitsev who was an Olympic silver medalist. Now, however, he's under suspicion of espionage. Batou befriends him easily, and the two really seem to get along--which is unusual for Batou. But when Batou learns the truth behind his hero, he must make a very difficult decision.

S01 E17 · 2003-06-01 · 25 min

SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE

While at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine brokering business. She asks him to help her put a stop to the corruption in her company, but he tells her that it's out of his jurisdiction. Just then, however, two thieves break into the building and take them hostage.

S01 E18 · 2003-06-01 · 25 min

SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE

Aramaki attends the funeral of an old war buddy, and is greeted by his departed friend's daughter. Later, Section 9 is assigned the task of protecting the Chinese Foreign Minister from being assassinated.

S01 E19 · 2003-07-01 · 25 min

SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED

Section 9's next case is a rash of mass-kidnappings. Rumor has it that a crime syndicate is harvesting organs and selling them on the black market. As they research the case, they realize that time is running out.

S01 E20 · 2003-07-01 · 25 min

C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

Togusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading micromachine corporation and an NGO called the Sunflower Society.

S01 E21 · 2003-08-01 · 25 min

C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER

After being shot, Togusa's in the hospital and about to go into surgery, but he is desperate to pass on what he's learned to the rest of Section 9. As Togusa fights for his life, the rest of Section 9 takes over the case, but others within the government have learned of the investigation and are not happy.

S01 E22 · 2003-08-01 · 25 min

C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL

Motoko is about to be fitted for her new prosthetic body. But when the doctor arrives and begins the procedure, it's clear that she has no intent of letting Motoko out alive. Meanwhile, Aramaki receives a disturbing message that his brother has been kidnapped.

S01 E23 · 2003-09-01 · 25 min

C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX

The Laughing Man returns! And, just as he did six years ago, he kidnaps the president of Serano Genomics without being detected. Section 9 arrives at Serano's house too late, and sets out to find him.

S01 E24 · 2003-09-01 · 25 min

C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION

The government orders Section 9 disbanded. Aramaki is taken away, and Togusa is arrested. Motoko assembles the remaining team members at HQ for one final mission. They prepare for a full-scale assault while Elite troopers and Armed Suits descend on Section 9 HQ.

S01 E25 · 2003-10-01 · 25 min

C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE

Despite their best efforts, the remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one by the government forces; only Batou and Motoko are left.

S01 E26 · 2003-10-01 · 25 min

C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Togusa has been released from jail and he's given papers showing the dissolution of Section 9. Out of work and depressed, he tries to find information on the others, but there is nothing available. Thinking that he has nothing left to lose, he goes to assassinate the man responsible when he is stopped by–Batou!

2004-01-01 · 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.

S02 E01 · 2004-01-01 · 25 min

DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

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.

S02 E02 · 2004-01-01 · 25 min

DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

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?

S02 E03 · 2004-02-07 · 25 min

DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

=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.

S02 E04 · 2004-02-07 · 25 min

DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

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.

S02 E05 · 2004-03-06 · 25 min

IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

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.

S02 E06 · 2004-03-06 · 25 min

DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

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.

S02 E07 · 2004-04-03 · 25 min

DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94

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.

S02 E08 · 2004-04-03 · 25 min

DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

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.

S02 E09 · 2004-05-08 · 25 min

DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

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.

S02 E10 · 2004-05-08 · 25 min

DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

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.

S02 E11 · 2004-06-05 · 25 min

IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.

S02 E12 · 2004-06-05 · 25 min

IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON

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.

S02 E13 · 2004-07-03 · 25 min

DI: Face; MAKE UP

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.

S02 E14 · 2004-07-03 · 25 min

DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.

S02 E15 · 2004-08-07 · 25 min

DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

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.

S02 E16 · 2004-08-07 · 25 min

IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

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.

S02 E17 · 2004-09-04 · 25 min

DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

Following a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.

S02 E18 · 2004-09-04 · 25 min

DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

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.

S02 E19 · 2004-10-02 · 25 min

IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

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.

S02 E20 · 2004-10-02 · 25 min

IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

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.

S02 E21 · 2004-11-06 · 25 min

IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

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.

S02 E22 · 2004-11-06 · 25 min

DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

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.

S02 E23 · 2004-12-04 · 25 min

IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

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.

S02 E24 · 2004-12-04 · 25 min

IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

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.

S02 E25 · 2005-01-08 · 25 min

IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE

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.

S02 E26 · 2005-01-08 · 25 min

IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.