Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002 2 Seasons ⭐ 8.221
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Crime

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.

Seasons

1. SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9

2002-10-01 • ⭐ 7.0

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 offi…

2. SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

2002-10-01 • ⭐ 7.5

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, …

3. SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I

2002-11-01 • ⭐ 6.733

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 c…

4. C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER

2002-11-01 • ⭐ 6.929

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 investigator…

5. C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

2002-12-01 • ⭐ 7.0

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 …

6. C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME

2002-12-01 • ⭐ 7.25

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 vi…

7. SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR

2003-01-01 • ⭐ 6.8

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 d…

8. SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS

2003-01-01 • ⭐ 7.0

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 agr…

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

2003-02-01 • ⭐ 7.0

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-procla…

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

2003-02-01 • ⭐ 7.7

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 ma…

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

2003-03-01 • ⭐ 7.2

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

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

2003-03-01 • ⭐ 7.1

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…

13. SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL

2003-04-01 • ⭐ 6.8

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…

14. SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$

2003-04-01 • ⭐ 6.9

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, howe…

15. SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES

2003-05-01 • ⭐ 7.1

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…

16. SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O

2003-05-01 • ⭐ 7.0

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 espionag…

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

2003-06-01 • ⭐ 6.9

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 …

18. SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE

2003-06-01 • ⭐ 6.8

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…

19. SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED

2003-07-01 • ⭐ 6.7

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…

20. C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

2003-07-01 • ⭐ 7.3

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 Societ…

21. C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER

2003-08-01 • ⭐ 7.5

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, …

22. C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL

2003-08-01 • ⭐ 6.8

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. Mean…

23. C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX

2003-09-01 • ⭐ 6.9

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 …

24. C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION

2003-09-01 • ⭐ 7.5

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…

25. C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE

2003-10-01 • ⭐ 7.8

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.

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

2003-10-01 • ⭐ 7.2

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 …

Top Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
Osamu Saka
Osamu Saka
Taimei Suzuki
Taimei Suzuki
Takashi Onozuka
Takashi Onozuka
Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama
Taro Yamaguchi
Taro Yamaguchi
Toru Okawa
Toru Okawa
Sakiko Tamagawa
Sakiko Tamagawa
Yuko Sumitomo
Yuko Sumitomo
Yutaka Nakano
Yutaka Nakano
Eiji Sekiguchi
Eiji Sekiguchi

Similar Shows

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch

Aranyak

Aranyak

Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal-

Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal-

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Her Name is Ranjana

Her Name is Ranjana

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Yu Yu Hakusho

Yu Yu Hakusho

Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me

Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me

Patrol 03

Patrol 03

BanG Dream! Morfonication

BanG Dream! Morfonication

The Case Study of Vanitas

The Case Study of Vanitas