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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu, "Mobile Armoured Riot Police: Stand Alone Complex") is a 26 episode Japanese animated television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell....
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Public Security Section 9
Public Security Section 9 is the first episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It's a stand-alone episode not following the Laughing Man storyline.
Major Kusanagi and Section 9 are called in to resolve a crisis at a Geisha house....
Original air date:
- Oct 1, 2002
Episode number:
- 1
Writer:
Runaway Evidence
Second episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.It's a stand-alone episode not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "TESTATION".
A heavy-assault multiped tank runs amok under the control of an unknown hijacker. After...
Original air date:
- Oct 8, 2002
Episode number:
- 2
A Modest Rebellion
nￂﾰ3 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.It's a stand-alone episode not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "ANDROID AND I".
A series of android suicides prompts Section 9 to investigate the manufacturer. While...
Original air date:
- Oct 15, 2002
Episode number:
- 3
The Visual Device will Laugh
nￂﾰ4 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "INTERCEPTOR".
An old friend of Togusa's named Yamaguchi is murder after sending him pictures concerning an unsolved case...
Original air date:
- Oct 22, 2002
Episode number:
- 4
The Inviting Bird will Chant
nￂﾰ5 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "DECOY".
Section 9 suspects that the Police Investigators handling the Laughing Man case are using their primary suspect, a...
Original air date:
- Oct 29, 2002
Episode number:
- 5
The Copycat will Dance
nￂﾰ6 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "MEME".
Things go fairly haywire as Kusanagi suspects that The Laughing Man has inserted a virus into the police units guarding...
Original air date:
- Nov 5, 2002
Episode number:
- 6
Idolatry
nￂﾰ7 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "IDOLATOR".
It has come to the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs that Jenoma revolution...
Original air date:
- Nov 12, 2002
Episode number:
- 7
The Fortunate Ones
nￂﾰ8 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "MISSING HEARTS".
Kurutan, a friend of Kusanagi's, calls the Major to the hospital where she works...
Original air date:
- Nov 19, 2002
Episode number:
- 8
The Man Who Dwells in the Shadows of the Net
nￂﾰ9 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!".
Kusanagi enters a chat room dedicated to The Laughing Man. Various crackpot (and a few plausible) theories...
Original air date:
- Nov 26, 2002
Episode number:
- 9
A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise
A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise (a.k.a. Jungle Cruise) is the tenth episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. This episode is a stand-alone episode; it does not follow the Laughing Man storyline.
Marco Amereti, a former American...
Original air date:
- Dec 3, 2002
Episode number:
- 10
In the Forest of Pupae
nￂﾰ11 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "PORTRAITZ".
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been hacked into, and classified...
Original air date:
- Dec 10, 2002
Episode number:
- 11
Tachikoma Runs Away
nￂﾰ12 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "The Movie Director's Dream ￢ﾀﾓ ESCAPE FROM".
Early in the morning Batou's Tachikoma self-activates...
Original air date:
- Dec 17, 2002
Episode number:
- 12
Unequal Terrorist
nￂﾰ13 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "NOT EQUAL".
Sixteen years ago Eka Turkuro, the daughter of a pioneering cyber company CEO, was...
Original air date:
- Dec 24, 2002
Episode number:
- 13
Automated Capitalism
nￂﾰ14 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "ￂﾥ￢ﾂﾬ$"(spelled yes).
Acting on a tip, Section 9 breaks up a cabal of thieves hell-bent on...
Original air date:
- Dec 31, 2002
Episode number:
- 14
Time of the Machines
nￂﾰ15 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "MACHINES DￃﾉSIRANTES".
Kusanagi's reservations regarding Section 9's Tachikoma units comes to a...
Original air date:
- Jan 7, 2003
Episode number:
- 15
Chinks in the Armor of the Heart
Episode 16 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. This is a stand-alone episode that doesn't follow the Laughing Man storyline. The secondary title is "Ag2O".
Sensitive information has been stolen from a U.S. Navy base, and the primary...
Original air date:
- Jan 14, 2003
Episode number:
- 16
The True Reason For The Unfinished Love Affair
"The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair" is the 17th episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. This is a "stand-alone" episode (i.e., it does not follow the Laughing Man storyline). Its secondary title is "Angels' Share."
Major...
Original air date:
- Jan 21, 2003
Episode number:
- 17
Assassination Duet
nￂﾰ18 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "LOST HERITAGE".
After a five-year wait, Chinese vice foreign minister Jin has been allowed access...
Original air date:
- Jan 28, 2003
Episode number:
- 18
Embraced by a Disguised Net
nￂﾰ19 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode is stand-alone it is not following the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "CAPTIVATED".
Former Japanese Prime Minister Kanzaki￢ﾀﾙs daughter has been abducted, and Section 9...
Original air date:
- Feb 4, 2003
Episode number:
- 19
Vanished Medication
nￂﾰ20 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "RE-VIEW".
After the events of PORTRAITZ, Togusa uses J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye as a starting point and develops...
Original air date:
- Feb 11, 2003
Episode number:
- 20
Left-Behind Trace
nￂﾰ21 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "ERASER".
Togusa finds himself in the hospital after being shot, but is desperate to impart what he has learned to the rest of...
Original air date:
- Feb 18, 2003
Episode number:
- 21
Corporate Graft
"Corporate Graft" is the 22nd episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline and has the secondary title "SCANDAL".
The Head of the DEA is arrested for murder in connection with the raid at the...
Original air date:
- Feb 25, 2003
Episode number:
- 22
The Other Side of Good and Evil
nￂﾰ23 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "EQUINOX".
The Laughing Man returns to again kidnap the CEO of Serano Genomics, just as he did six years before. Returning to...
Original air date:
- Mar 4, 2003
Episode number:
- 23
Sunset in the Lonely City
"Sunset in the Lonely City" is the 24 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline. Secondary title "ANNIHILATION".
Having learned the entire truth behind the Laughing Man Incident from the...
Original air date:
- Mar 11, 2003
Episode number:
- 24
Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets
nￂﾰ25 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "BARRAGE".
Aramaki has been released under his own recognizance, and meets with the head of the Ministry of Justice to explain...
Original air date:
- Mar 18, 2003
Episode number:
- 25
Public Security Section 9, Once Again
nￂﾰ26 episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.This episode follows the Laughing Man storyline.Secondary title "STAND ALONE COMPLEX".
After 15 days of fierce fighting the Umibozu complete their operation to dismantle Section 9 by...
Original air date:
- Mar 25, 2003
Episode number:
- 26
Reactivation
nￂﾰ1 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "REEMBODY".
Two years have past since Section 9 was forcefully disbanded by the Umibozu. In that time Section 9's members have regrouped, their headquarters have been reconstructed...
Original air date:
- Jan 1, 2004
Episode number:
- 1
Well-Fed Me
nￂﾰ2 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "NIGHT CRUISE".
Following nuclear World War III and non-nuclear World War IV (also referred to as the Second Vietnam War) Japan passed an act known as the Refugee Special Action...
Original air date:
- Jan 1, 2004
Episode number:
- 2
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
nￂﾰ3 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "CASH EYE".
A formal investigation into one Mr. Todokoro has yielded evidence that he may be managing former Secretary General Yakushima's assets. This prompts the government to...
Original air date:
- Feb 7, 2004
Episode number:
- 3
Natural Enemy
nￂﾰ4 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "NATURAL ENEMY".
The largest live fire exercise ever conducted by the Japanese Self Defense Force is currently underway in advance of the Prime Minister's planned announcement of...
Original air date:
- Feb 7, 2004
Episode number:
- 4
Those Who Have the Motive
nￂﾰ5 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG].Secondary title "INDUCTANCE".
Prime Minister Kayabuki has formally renounced the Refugee Special Action Policy, a move that has drawn much criticism from refugees all over Japan. While on a tour...
Original air date:
- Mar 6, 2004
Episode number:
- 5
Latent Heat Source
nￂﾰ6 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "EXCAVATION".
The prime suspect behind an attempt to blackmail the Ministry of Energy has turned up dead in Nihima City, ostensibly the victim of a tragic accident; however a more...
Original air date:
- Mar 6, 2004
Episode number:
- 6
The Rhapsodic Melody of a Bygone Nation
nￂﾰ7 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "Pu239/94".
Aramaki is summoned to the Prime Minister's office after plans to ship plutonium from the Uchikon 7 district of the Shonjuku Refugee District were leaked to terrorists....
Original air date:
- Apr 3, 2004
Episode number:
- 7
Vegetarian Dinner
nￂﾰ8 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "FAKE FOOD".
Tired of being manipulated by Gouda, Aramaki decides to take on the initiative to conduct his own investigation on the Individual Eleven case while simultaneously...
Original air date:
- Apr 3, 2004
Episode number:
- 8
The Hope Named Despair
nￂﾰ9 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "AMBIVALENCE".
The failed attempt to secure the ex-GSDA officer for questioning has proven to be the straw that breaks the camels back, as Major Kusanagi decides to go directly...
Original air date:
- May 1, 2004
Episode number:
- 9
One Angry Man
nￂﾰ10 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "TRIAL".
On his way home from work Togusa becomes involved in a domestic dispute between Yukadi Shisharow and her boyfriend when the lady suddenly trips in front of Togusa's car...
Original air date:
- May 1, 2004
Episode number:
- 10
Kusanagi's Labyrinth
nￂﾰ11 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "AFFECTION".
Batou and Togusa are testing eight potential new recruits for Section 9. Each man is paired off to create four different teams, and each team is tasked with tracking...
Original air date:
- Jun 5, 2004
Episode number:
- 11
To Those Without Even a Name...
To Those Without Even a Name...is the 12th episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "SELECON".
The Tachikomas locate a stealth gate that can only be accessed through the European Satellite system; after passing through the...
Original air date:
- Jun 5, 2004
Episode number:
- 12
Face
nￂﾰ13 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "MAKE UP".
Aramaki calls a briefing to discuss the events surrounding the sudden appearance and murder/suicide of the members of the Individual Eleven. Techs briefing the team...
Original air date:
- Jun 3, 2004
Episode number:
- 13
Beware the Left Eye
nￂﾰ14 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "POKER FACE".
Representatives from the American Empire have arrived in Japan to discuss a new security treaty, and Section 9 is one of the various groups assigned to secure the...
Original air date:
- Jun 3, 2004
Episode number:
- 14
Afternoon of the Machines
nￂﾰ15 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Secondary title "PAT.".
Section 9's Tachikoma fleet is down for routine maintenance. While the technicians inspect the fleet the think tanks begin a philosophical discussion on the Individual...
Original air date:
- Aug 7, 2004
Episode number:
- 15
The Fact of Being There
nￂﾰ16 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "ANOTHER CHANCE".
The Prime Minister calls a meeting of her cabinet to discuss the refugee situation. During the meeting several cabinet members attempt to separate themselves...
Original air date:
- Aug 7, 2004
Episode number:
- 16
Angel's Poem
nￂﾰ18 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "TRANS PARENT".
A patient undergoing a routine medical procedure unexpectedly takes a turn for the worst, and the medical staff mount a frantic effort to save him. During the...
Original air date:
- Sep 4, 2004
Episode number:
- 18
Chain Reaction of Symmetry
nￂﾰ19 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "CHAIN REACTION".
On Dejima island, a crisis is brewing. The refugees have moved away from Japan in an effort to create an autonomous region they can call their own. The Cabinet...
Original air date:
- Oct 2, 2004
Episode number:
- 19
Confusion at the North End
Confusion at the North End is episode 20 of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "FABRICATE FOG".
Section 9 regroups from the fire fight, and the body of their dead teammate is airlifted out of Dejima. Desperate for information on...
Original air date:
- Oct 2, 2004
Episode number:
- 20
Escape in Defeat
nￂﾰ21 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "EMBARRASSMENT".
Batou confronts Kuze in an effort to stop him from leaving with the plutonium, but Kuze ends up disabling Batou's right leg and left arm, putting Batou out of...
Original air date:
- Nov 6, 2004
Episode number:
- 21
Abandoned City
Episode 22 of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Secondary title "REVERSAL PROCESS".
A tactical nuclear device has been discovered in the Kyￅﾫshￅﾫ Telecom Tower in the Japanese capital of Fukuoka, and some 35 million citizens are subsequently...
Original air date:
- Nov 6, 2004
Episode number:
- 22
The Day the Bridge Falls
nￂﾰ23 episode of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.Secondary title "MARTIAL LAW".
Prime Minister Kayabuki meets with her cabinet to discuss the Fukuoka nuclear bomb incident, but the cabinet has already decided to deploy the army to retrieve the...
Original air date:
- Dec 4, 2004
Episode number:
- 23
C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
Original air date:
- Jan 9, 2005
Episode number:
- 9
SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE
Original air date:
- Jan 16, 2005
Episode number:
- 10
C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ
Original air date:
- Jan 23, 2005
Episode number:
- 11
