Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.

Cast:ShirÃ´ SaitÃ´ , Atsuko Tanaka , Osamu Saka , Mary Elizabeth McGlynn , William Frederick Knight , Richard Epcar , Crispin Freeman , Peggy O'Neal , Akio Ã”tsuka , KÃ´ichi Yamadera , Kari Wahlgren , Liam O'Brien , Barbara Goodson , Kate Higgins , Michael McConnohie , Kevin Brief , Patricia Ja Lee , Tom Wyner

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Kouan 9 ka/Section-9

Tue, Oct 1, 2002

The Minister of Foreign Affairs behaves strange after a hostage situation in a restaurant. Section 9 is sent to investigate.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Bousou no Shoumei/Testation

Oct 2002

A battle tank is on the loose. Section 9 must investigate who is behind all this. The tachikoma's are deployed to stop the tank.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Sasayaka na Hanran/Android and I

Nov 2002

Jeri-type androids are committing suicide massively. A virus seems to be the cause of this. Section 9 must seek the responsible person.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Shikaku-soshi wa Warau/Intercepter

Nov 2002

A police detective makes discoveries on the Lauching Man. He is assassinated before he can publish his findings. Section 9 investigates the matter.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Manekidori wa Utau/Decoy

Dec 2002

After six years of absence, the Laughing Man strikes again. This time he threatens the police head commissioner.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Mohousha wa Odoru/Meme

Dec 2002

Section 9 is still looking for the Laughing Man, who appears in various shapes. Meanwhile, the police head commissioner must be protected.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Guuzousuuhai/Idolater

Jan 2003

Section 9 keeps an eye on the famous revolutionary Marcello Jarti, who is suspiciously visiting Japan on a regular basis.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Megumareshi Mono-tachi/Missing Hearts

Jan 2003

A young girl discovers her newly transplanted heart may have come from a less-than-legitimate source, spurring Kusanagi to undertake a personal crusade.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Net no Yami ni Sumu Otoko/Chat! Chat! Chat!

Feb 2003

Kusanagi eavesdrops on a futuristic chat room dedicated to the crimes committed by the Laughing Man, only to discover several of the chat room participants aren't what they seem to be.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Mitsurin-Kouro ni Uttetsuke no Hi/Jungle Cruise

Feb 2003

Batou must come to terms with a dark chapter from his own past when he is called upon to track down a brutal serial killer.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Aseichuu no Mori de/Portraitz

Mar 2003

Togusa is sent to investigate a mysterious government facility for the treatment of 'cyberbrain closed shell syndrome.' What he encounters may hold the key to the Laughing Man mystery.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Tachikoma no Iede, Eiga-Kantoku no Yume/Escape From

Mar 2003

One of the Tachikoma is acting strange after being out all day with a little girl. The contents of the cyber brain that the Tachikoma found, alarms Section 9.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Terrorist/Not Equal

Apr 2003

A girl that was kidnapped 16 years ago, suddenly appears in public again. Meanwhile, a sophisticated boats gets lost. Does the girl, one of the first cybernized people ever, have something to do with it?

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Zenjidou-Shihon-shugi/YES

Apr 2003

Criminals have information about a rich banker. Because it is suspected that an assassin is sent, Section 9 takes on the protection of the banker.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Kikai-tachi no Jikan/Machines Desirantes

May 2003

Kusanagi's reservations regarding Section 9's Tachikoma units comes to a head.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Kokoro no Sukima/Ag2O

May 2003

Batou is on a mission to investigate a former boxing champion, who is suspected of espionage.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Mikansei Love Romance no Shinsou/Angels' Share

Jun 2003

Aramaki goes to visit an old friend in London, who suspects a secret book-keeping in the company she works for. Their meeting takes an unexpected turn.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Ansatsu no Nijuusou/Lost Heritage

Jun 2003

The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs is threatened during a visit to Japan. The main suspect is the son of an old, deceased friend of Aramaki.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Gisou-mou ni Dakarete/Captivated

Jul 2003

The daughter of the former prime minister is abducted by a terrorist group that he has always denied existence of.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Kesareta Kusuri/Re-view

Jul 2003

Togusa makes new discoveries on the Laughing Man. He investigates the matter.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Okizari no Kiseki/Eraser

Aug 2003

Section 9 is seeking for the fugitive doctor Imakurusu, however, they are not the only one.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Gigoku/Scandal

Aug 2003

Major Kusanagi gets into trouble when she is transferred into a new host body. Aramaki investigates the abduction of his brother.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Zen-Aku no Higan/Equinox

Sep 2003

The director of Serano Genomics is abducted again. Things get clearer on his first abduction, years ago.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Kojou Rakujitsu/Annihilation

Sep 2003

Section 9 is compromised, and the authorities seeks ways of dismantling the Section.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Shouendan-u/Barrage

Oct 2003

With Batou and Motoko the only remaining members of Section 9, Batou undertakes a risky sortie to Motoko's apartment to recover her hidden weapons cache.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Kouan 9 ka, Futatabi/Stand Alone Complex

Tue, Mar 25, 2003

The final episode completes the first stand alone series. Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what has happened to section 9 members and still can not believe that the chief abandoned them. Episode reveals what happened to the members of section 9 and has a long conversation with the laughing man that wraps up the series.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Reembody

Thu, Jan 1, 2004

Two years have past since Section 9 was forcefully disbanded by the Umibozu.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Night Cruise

Thu, Jan 1, 2004

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 Policy, inviting war refugees from all across Asia to enter Japan.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Cash Eye

Sat, Feb 7, 2004

A formal investigation into Mr. Todoko has yielded evidence that he may be managing former Secretary General Yakushima's assets.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Natural Enemy

Sat, Feb 7, 2004

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 the repealing of the Refugee Special Action Policy.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Inductance

Sat, Mar 6, 2004

Prime Minister Kayabuki has formally renounced the Refugee Special Action Policy, a move that has drawn much criticism from refugees all over Japan.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Excavation

Sat, Mar 6, 2004

The prime suspect behind an attempt to blackmail the Ministry of Energy has turned up dead in Nihima City. Originally presumed to be a victim of a tragic accident; however, a more thorough examination of the body turns up evidence of homicide.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Pu239

Sat, Apr 3, 2004

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.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Fake Food

Sat, Apr 3, 2004

Tired of being manipulated by Gohda, Aramaki decides to take the initiative and conduct his own investigation on the Individual Eleven case while simultaneously looking into the Cabinet Intelligence Agency.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Ambivalence

Sat, May 1, 2004

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 into the Cabinet Intelligence Agency database to determine what Gohda is up to without all the added wires and strings.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Trial

Sat, May 1, 2004

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 and screams for help.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Affection

Sat, Jun 5, 2004

Batou and Togusa are testing eight potential new recruits for Section 9.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Selecon

Sat, Jun 5, 2004

The Tachikomas locate a stealth gate that can only be accessed through the European Satellite system. After passing through the gate, Boma recovers a suspicious file believed to be the virus that infected The Individual Eleven.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Make Up

Sat, Jul 3, 2004

Aramaki calls a briefing to discuss the events surrounding the sudden appearance and murder/suicide of the members of The Individual Eleven.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Poker Face

Sat, Jul 3, 2004

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 building where the talks are taking place.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Pat

Sat, Aug 7, 2004

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 Eleven case and the implications and motives behind it.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Another Chance

Sat, Aug 7, 2004

The Prime Minister calls a meeting of her cabinet to discuss the refugee situation.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Red Data

Sat, Sep 4, 2004

Following Ishikawa's intelligence reports, the Major heads to Taiwan to investigate a lead on Kuze.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Trans Parent

Sat, Sep 4, 2004

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.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Chain Reaction

Sat, Oct 2, 2004

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.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Fabricate Fog

Sat, Oct 2, 2004

Section 9 regroups from the fire fight and the body of their dead teammate is airlifted out of Dejima.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Embarrassment

Sat, Nov 6, 2004

Batou confronts Kuze in an effort to stop him from leaving with the plutonium, but Kuze proves to be a better fight than Batou and ends up disabling Batou's right leg and left arm and putting Batou out of commission.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Reversal Process

Sat, Nov 6, 2004

A tactical nuclear device has been discovered in the Kyushu Telecom Tower in the Japanese capital of Fukuoka and some 35 million citizens are subsequently evacuated over a five-day period to allow the Ground Self Defense Army to safely diffuse and remove the device.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Martial Law

Sat, Dec 4, 2004

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 remaining plutonium supposedly hidden on Dejima Island.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ Nuclear Power

Sat, Dec 4, 2004

The Chief Cabinet Secretary formally relieves the PM from her ministerial duties for her decision to call in the UN to mediate the Dejima crisis.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ This Side of Justice

Sat, Jan 8, 2005

The Tachikoma units, through the use of a satellite, have spotted an American Empire ballistic missile submarine carrying nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missiles off the coast of Okinawa.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ Endless Gig

Sat, Jan 8, 2005

The JMSDF lets loose with another round of naval artillery fire and missile strikes as refugees on Dejima attempt to evacuate the island aboard makeshift rafts and boats.