Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Major Motoko Kusanagi tries to maintain law and order with his Section 9 unit, but in the age of cyborgs, the boundary between man and machine disappears.

A multilegged battle tank gets out of control during a test after a hacker infiltrates the system, and Section 9 must try to stop the dangerous machine.

Section 9 must find the person responsible for Jeri-type androids who are suddenly committing mass suicide due to a virus.

A police detective makes discoveries about the Laughing Man, but he is assassinated before his findings can be seen. Section 9 is sent to investigate.

After six years of absence, the Laughing Man threatens to assassinate the Superintendent General of the police.

Motoko and Paz attend a press conference to protect the Superintendent General from an attack; Section 9 continues to look for the Laughing Man.

Section 9 keeps track of a famous revolutionary, Marcelo Jarti, who keeps visiting Japan on a suspiciously regular basis.

A young girl thinks her new heart transplant came from an unreliable source, which causes Kusanagi to begin a personal crusade.

Kusanagi keeps an eye on a chat room for news about the Laughing Man and learns that several participants are not who they appear.

Batou must come to terms with something dark from his past as he tracks down a serial killer; Section 9 learns why the American CIA were sent to Tokyo.

Togusa goes to investigate a mysterious government facility involved in the treatment of “cyberbrain closed-shell syndrome.”

One of the Tachikoma begins acting strangely after spending the day with a little girl; something alarms Section 9.

A girl who was kidnapped sixteen years ago suddenly reappears in public again, causing Section 9 to investigate.

Section 9 is assigned to protect a reclusive millionaire when criminals reveal that there are plans for an assassination.

The Major worries when Station 9’s AIs begin speaking about their individuality and everything comes to a head.

Batou goes on a mission to investigate a former boxing champion, one of his former heroes, who is suspected of espionage.

Aramaki goes to visit an old friend in London, but they get kidnapped as she investigates a secret bookkeeping company.

Section 9 is assigned to protect the Chinese foreign minister from being assassinated during his visit to Japan.

Section 9 searches for people responsible for a rash of mass kidnappings when the daughter of the former prime minister is taken.

Togusa finally makes some new discoveries about the Laughing Man and investigates the matter himself.

Section 9 searches for a doctor, Imakurusu, who is a fugitive; Togusa passes on his memories to the team.

Major Kusanagi gets in trouble after being transferred to a new host body; a raid comes down on the Sunflower Society’s headquarters.

The CEO of Serano Genomics is kidnapped once again and Section 9 must investigate. Details about his first abduction years ago come to light.

The government orders Section 9 be disbanded after it is compromised; Aramaki is taken away; Togusa gets arrested.

The remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one; Batou decides to fight back and goes to Motoko’s apartment.

Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what happened to Section 9; the Umibozu think they killed Kusanagi.