Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Taimei Suzuki
Kubota (voice)
Takashi Onozuka
Paz (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Hideo Kuze (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Nasami Kurta (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Eiji Sekiguchi
Akafuku (voice)
Eri Oono
Operator (voice)
Ayako Ito
Ran (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Sugi (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa (voice)
Ooki Sugiyama
Proto (voice)
Yoko Soumi
Kawashima Kaori (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Rod (voice)
Masanori Takeda
Snow (voice)
Where to watch free (US)
Seasons (3)
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
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