The Best Episodes Directed By Toshiyuki Kono

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(16 votes)

   #1 - SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

   S1:E210/1/2002

   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.

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   7.3/10(13 votes)

   #2 - C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

   S1:E207/1/2003

   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.

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   7.3/10(11 votes)

   #3 - DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

   S2:E189/4/2004

   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.

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   7.2/10(15 votes)

   #4 - C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ

   S1:E113/1/2003

   Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.

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   7.2/10(13 votes)

   #5 - C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX

   S1:E2610/1/2003

   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!

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   6.9/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Rearing Conventions

   S1:E310/26/2012

   Ginoza and Akane, along with the Enforcers, are brought in to investigate a death caused by a Drone at a Drone manufacturing plant. When the Psycho-Pass of the entire staff checks out, they question whether it was an accident or possibly murder.

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   6.9/10(18 votes)

   #7 - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9

   S1:E110/1/2002

   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.

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   6.9/10(11 votes)

   #8 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

   S2:E105/8/2004

   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.

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   6.9/10(10 votes)

   #9 - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

   S2:E2312/4/2004

   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.

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10. 

    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #10 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

    S2:E63/6/2004

    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.

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11. 

    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Melancholy Monday

    S1:E24/16/2009

    Takizawa learns some unusual facts from Juiz: if he calls with a request, she'll make it happen - quickly. She also reveals that billions of yen are credited to the device - and Takizawa has to spend it.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Flight of the Black Swan

    S1:E75/21/2009

    Osugi's life is on the line as Takizawa and the Johnny Hunter engage in a game of cat and mouse. When they finally meet face to face in Kuroha's exquisite lair, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The East That Continues On

    S1:E116/19/2009

    As missiles fill the skies above Japan once more, Takizawa must rush to prevent a catastrophe far greater than Careless Monday. He has the resources - but does he have enough time?

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