Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(2002)Streaming Episode Guide
2nd GIG
Set in 2032 AD. The truth is revealed through the appearance of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, which is hostile to Section 9 from the background of the resurrection of Public Security Section 9, starting with the case of a terrorist who claims to be "11 individual people", and the appearance of the individual 11-person case and Kuze. Becomes. The information manipulation and crafting activities of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office will increase the distrust and opposition of the refugees, and the consolation refugees will be armed and uprising all at once.IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
Episode 26 - 1-08-2005
27m
The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.
8.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
Episode 25 - 1-08-2005
27m
Kuze manages to take down the jamming plane, but becomes trapped in rubble with the Major. The Tachikomas begin discussing what to do about the nuclear submarine they have spotted, and Batou manages to convince the special forces that have been sent to kill them to listen to him.
8.2/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
Episode 24 - 12-04-2004
25m
The Prime Minister is taken into custody, and the military begins its strike on Dejima. The Major and part of Section 9 head to Dejima to try to hand over the nuclear device to the military there, in order to defuse the situation, while Ishikawa heads to SPring-8 to deliver the rest of the plutonium.
8.2/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
Episode 23 - 12-04-2004
26m
The government declares martial Law in Dejima, believing that the refugees have a nuclear device and plan to use it to gain independence. When the refugees' connection to Kuze is cut off, one shot begins a bloody war.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
Episode 22 - 11-06-2004
26m
The city of Fukuoka is evacuated when a live nuclear bomb is found. With the Dejima Refugees targeted as the prime suspects, the government sends the Self-Defense Forces into the city.
7.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
Episode 21 - 11-06-2004
26m
Much to the chagrin of Batou, Motoko, and the rest of the team, Kuze and the refugees manage to escape in one of the camouflaged boats. They are further hampered when an explosion causes heavy losses, leaving them unable to follow the fleeing boat.
8.1/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG
Episode 20 - 10-02-2004
27m
Section 9 heads to Etorofu in search of Kuze. During their investigations, the Major finds an interesting floppy disk on the body of a dead addict.
7.9/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
Episode 19 - 10-02-2004
26m
Despite close scrutiny by the authorities, the Dejima refugees declare their independence. Kuze is suspected to be the mastermind behind this new resistance and Section 9 is sent to detain him.
7.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
Episode 18 - 9-04-2004
26m
The Major and Batou are flown to Berlin in an effort to track down a terrorist called "Angel's Feathers". While there, Batou attracts the attention of a young girl in a wheelchair.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
Episode 17 - 9-04-2004
26m
Following a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
Episode 16 - 8-07-2004
27m
The Prime Minister is alerted to the existence of "hub cyberbrains," while Ishikawa returns from the peninsula to report on what he found out about Kuze's past.
7.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
Episode 15 - 8-07-2004
26m
During a scheduled maintenance, the Tachikomas begin to chat away about the Individual Eleven. While talking in their new "forum", Batou and Togusa appear and take one of the Tachikomas - who just happens to be Batou's pet - with them to Spring-8 to look at the scientific evidence gathered on the Individual Eleven.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
Episode 14 - 7-03-2004
26m
Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.
8.1/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Face; MAKE UP
Episode 13 - 7-03-2004
26m
With the latest Individual 11 incident still fresh in the public's mind, Section 9 discovers that only a skilled face sculptor could have created Kuze's prosthetic face. Since only two artists fit that description, they quickly locate the craftsmen and go to question them.
7.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
Episode 12 - 6-05-2004
26m
The Tachikomas, Ishikawa, and Borma locate a suspicious file believed to be the Individual Eleven virus, The Major, Batou, Saito go after Kuze, and the Individual Eleven prepare to put their plan into action.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
Episode 11 - 6-05-2004
26m
While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.
8.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
Episode 10 - 5-08-2004
26m
Togusa is brought up on charges after he becomes involved with a murder while off duty. But during the course of the trial, it becomes clear who the attorney is really after.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
Episode 9 - 5-08-2004
26m
The Tachikomas and the Major continue to investigate Gohda and his motives, while the rest of Section 9 are out to stop a string of suicide bombings.
7.6/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
Episode 8 - 4-03-2004
27m
While on a stakeout of a Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant, Section 9 finds out that someone is pulling strings and feeding misinformation to the Public Safety Sections.
7.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
Episode 7 - 4-03-2004
26m
Plans have been leaked to terrorists that the plutonium recovered from the underground nuclear facility in Tokyo is to be moved. Section 9 is called in to ensure the plutonium reaches its destination, and Gohda is there again.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
Episode 6 - 3-06-2004
26m
A seemingly run-of-the mill hit-and-run turns into anything but when Togusa investigates. While in Tokyo, he discovers a secret from the past the GSDF is trying to keep hidden deep underground.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
Episode 5 - 3-06-2004
26m
An assassination threat has been made against Prime Minister Kayabuki; Section 9 is called to serve as bodyguards Meanwhile, investigation on the Individual Eleven turns up some interesting history.
7.6/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
Episode 4 - 2-07-2004
27m
A routine live-fire exercise goes wrong, leaving a fleet of AI controlled helicopters flying above a refugee area, firing on anyone who comes near. And a mysterious and creepy man known as Gohda arrives to tell Section 9 how to handle it.
7.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
Episode 3 - 2-07-2004
26m
=A hacker and thief by the name of Cash Eye plans on infiltrating a vault during a party, and Section 9 is called in to prevent it. But there are a number of strange elements in this case that don't all add up.
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
Episode 2 - 1-01-2004
26m
A refugee living in Japan has plans to "reset the world" and change things. But are his plans merely violent daydreams, or something more sinister?
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
Episode 1 - 1-01-2004
26m
A group of terrorists identifying themselves as the "Individual Eleven" barricade themselves within the Chinese Embassy. Section 9 is called in to eliminate the terrorists without any civilian casualties, all before the scheduled police raid.
7.6/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
Season 1
In 2030 AD, even if the intention to run around as light and electrons is concentrated in one direction as the computerization becomes generalized and the information network becomes more sophisticated, by the time the "lonely person" becomes an "individual" as a complex. Is an era when it is not computerized. It depicts the activities of the "Public Security Section 9" (commonly known as "Ghost in the Shell"), which was established as an independent counterintelligence unit under the direct control of the Ministry of Home Affairs to counter complicated crimes. There are a wide variety of top-secret missions such as cybercrime investigation, terrorism deterrence / arrest, VIP protection, and corruption detection, but one incident emerges as it is carried out.C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Episode 26 - 10-01-2003
26m
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 nothing available. Thinking that he has nothing left to lose, he goes to assassinate the man responsible when he is stopped by–Batou!
8.2/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE
Episode 25 - 10-01-2003
26m
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.
8.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
Episode 24 - 9-01-2003
26m
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 a full-scale assault while Elite troopers and Armed Suits descend on Section 9 HQ.
8.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX
Episode 23 - 9-01-2003
26m
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 sets out to find him.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL
Episode 22 - 8-01-2003
26m
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. Meanwhile, Aramaki receives a disturbing message that his brother has been kidnapped.
7.9/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER
Episode 21 - 8-01-2003
26m
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, the rest of Section 9 takes over the case, but others within the government have learned of the investigation and are not happy.
8.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW
Episode 20 - 7-01-2003
26m
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 Society.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED
Episode 19 - 7-01-2003
26m
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 realize that time is running out.
7.1/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE
Episode 18 - 6-01-2003
26m
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 from being assassinated.
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE
Episode 17 - 6-01-2003
26m
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 corruption in her company, but he tells her that it's out of his jurisdiction. Just then, however, two thieves break into the building and take them hostage.
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O
Episode 16 - 5-01-2003
25m
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 espionage. Batou befriends him easily, and the two really seem to get along--which is unusual for Batou. But when Batou learns the truth behind his hero, he must make a very difficult decision.
7.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES
Episode 15 - 5-01-2003
26m
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 their "individuality".
7.6/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$
Episode 14 - 4-01-2003
25m
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, however, Section 9 is unable to contact him to warn him, so they go directly to his residence.
7.2/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL
Episode 13 - 4-01-2003
26m
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 taken two days ago!
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM
Episode 12 - 3-01-2003
26m
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, the Tachikoma finds a strange box.
7.9/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ
Episode 11 - 3-01-2003
26m
Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.
7.8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE
Episode 10 - 2-01-2003
26m
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 matter by the American Empire's CIA. While this doesn't sit well with Public Security's members, Batou finds the whole case particularly hard on his psyche as the nightmares from his past rear their ugly head.
8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
Episode 9 - 2-01-2003
26m
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-proclaimed "fans" of the Laughing Man, but very little hard evidence.
7.2/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
Episode 8 - 1-01-2003
26m
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 agreeing to donate the heart. When Motoko mentions this story to Aramaki, he tells them to determine if this is tied to a ring of black-market organ smugglers supposedly run by the mafia.
7.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR
Episode 7 - 1-01-2003
26m
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 deceive people. Nevertheless, Section 9 is convinced that the one they're tracking is the real thing, and after a rather out-of-control gunbattle in an upscale hotel, they track him to an old warehouse.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME
Episode 6 - 12-01-2002
26m
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 virus does hit, Motoko and Paz have to act fast to save the intended victim. Meanwhile, the road to Nanao=A hits a dead end.
7.8/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY
Episode 5 - 12-01-2002
26m
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 Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation of Serano Industries.
7.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER
Episode 4 - 11-01-2002
26m
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 investigators in the Laughing Man Unit, a special task force formed to catch the infamous cyber criminal known only as the Laughing Man. But before he can meet with Togusa, he's killed in a car accident.
7.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I
Episode 3 - 11-01-2002
27m
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 called in as it may be related to a virus detected in an android at the National Assembly Building.
7.1/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION
Episode 2 - 10-01-2002
27m
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, as the Self Defense Force will not get involved. Now, it's up to Motoko, Batou, and the rest of Section 9 to stop the tank and figure out what made it go berserk in the first place.
7.6/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
Episode 1 - 10-01-2002
27m
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 official from a hostage situation. But something doesn't seem right to Major Motoko Kusanagi.
7.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
Specials
This season is comprised of the 3 OVAs and the 52 shorts of the "Tachikomatic Days" and "2nd GIG Tachikomatic Days", 26 for season 1 and 2. These shorts aired at the end of each episode and delve into the collective minds of the Tachikomas. Last 1 short "Uchikomatic Days" about the birth of the Uchikomas, the 'ugly duckling' second generation think-tanks.
Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8.7/10
8.5/10 8.4/10 8.3/10 8.3/10
C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE
Episode 25 - 10-01-2003
26m
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.
8.7/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
Episode 26 - 1-08-2005
27m
The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.
8.5/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER
Episode 21 - 8-01-2003
26m
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, the rest of Section 9 takes over the case, but others within the government have learned of the investigation and are not happy.
8.4/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
Episode 24 - 9-01-2003
26m
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 a full-scale assault while Elite troopers and Armed Suits descend on Section 9 HQ.
8.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
Episode 11 - 6-05-2004
26m
While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.
8.3/10Where to watch
Buy
Haven't Seen
