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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

8.2
2 seasons
52 episodes
Ended
Animation
Action & Adventure
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Crime

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:October 1, 2002
Last Aired:January 8, 2005
Episode Runtime:25m
Networks:
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Cast & Characters

Seasons (3)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
7.1

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

26 episodes

Aired: 2002

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.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
6.8

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

26 episodes

Aired: 2004

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.

Production

Production I.G

Bandai Visual

dentsu

Victor Entertainment

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Tokuma Shoten

Bandai Entertainment

Manga Entertainment