Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG

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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.

26 Episodes

DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
E1
DI: Reactivation; REEMBODYA 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.
DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
E2
DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISEFollowing 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.
DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
E3
DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE=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.
DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
E4
DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMYA 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.
IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
E5
IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCEAn 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.
DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
E6
DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATIONThe 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.
DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
E7
DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94Plans 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.
DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
E8
DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOODTired 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.
DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
E9
DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCEThe 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.
DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
E10
DI: One Angry Man; TRIALTogusa 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.
IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
E11
IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affectionWhile field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.
IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
E12
IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECONThe 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.
DI: Face; MAKE UP
E13
DI: Face; MAKE UPWith 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.
DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
E14
DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACERepresentatives 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.
DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
E15
DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.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.
IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
E16
IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCEThe 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.
DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
E17
DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATAFollowing a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.
DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
E18
DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENTThe 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.
IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
E19
IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTIONDespite 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.
IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG
E20
IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOGSection 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.
IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
E21
IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENTMuch 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.
DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
E22
DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESSA 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.
IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
E23
IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAWThe 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.
IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
E24
IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWERThe 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.
IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
E25
IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICEKuze 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.
IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
E26
IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIGThe tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.