Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

The Best Episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

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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...
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  1. 8.8/10(284 votes)

    #1 - C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE

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    S1:E25

    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.

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  2. 8.5/10(238 votes)

    #2 - IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

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    S2:E26

    The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.

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  3. 8.4/10(277 votes)

    #3 - C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER

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    S1:E21

    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.

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  4. 8.3/10(245 votes)

    #4 - C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION

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    S1:E24

    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.

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  5. 8.3/10(223 votes)

    #5 - IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

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    S2:E11

    While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.

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  6. 8.2/10(324 votes)

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

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    S1:E26

    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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    Writer:Dai Sato
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  8. 8.2/10(194 votes)

    #7 - IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

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    S2:E24

    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.

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  9. 8.2/10(188 votes)

    #8 - IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE

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    S2:E25

    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.

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  10. 8.1/10(203 votes)

    #9 - DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

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    S2:E14

    Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.

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  11. 8.1/10(182 votes)

    #10 - IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

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    S2:E21

    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.

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  12. 8.0/10(290 votes)

    #11 - SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE

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    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Jun Matsumoto
    Writer:Dai Sato
  13. 8.0/10(254 votes)

    #12 - C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

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    S1:E20

    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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    Writer:Dai Sato
  14. 8.0/10(244 votes)

    #13 - C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX

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    S1:E23

    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.

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  15. 8.0/10(194 votes)

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

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    S2:E18

    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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  16. 8.0/10(192 votes)

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

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    S2:E23

    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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  17. 7.9/10(242 votes)

    #16 - C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL

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    S1:E22

    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.

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  18. 7.9/10(187 votes)

    #17 - IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON

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    S2:E12

    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.

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  19. 7.8/10(293 votes)

    #18 - C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  20. 7.8/10(277 votes)

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

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    S1:E11

    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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  21. 7.8/10(286 votes)

    #20 - SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM

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    S1:E12

    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.

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  22. 7.8/10(183 votes)

    #21 - IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

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    S2:E20

    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.

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  23. 7.7/10(328 votes)

    #22 - C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  24. 7.7/10(201 votes)

    #23 - DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

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    S2:E4

    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.

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  25. 7.7/10(183 votes)

    #24 - IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

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    S2:E19

    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.

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  26. 7.7/10(177 votes)

    #25 - DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

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    S2:E22

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE" is the best rated episode of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex". It scored 8.8/10 based on 284 votes. Directed by Kazunobu Fuseki and written by Taiki Sakurai, it aired on 10/1/2003. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG".