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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex S2E21 — IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex•Season 2•Episode 21

IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

8.1/10 · 227 votesNov 6, 200425 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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.

Directed byMasayuki Yoshihara

Written byKenji Kamiyama

Previous episodeE20 · IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG Next episodeE22 · DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

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Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Batou (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

Taimei Suzuki

Taimei Suzuki

Kubota (voice)

Takashi Onozuka

Takashi Onozuka

Paz (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Hideo Kuze (voice)

Taro Yamaguchi

Taro Yamaguchi

Borma (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Saito (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa

Sakiko Tamagawa

Tachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)

Yuko Sumitomo

Yuko Sumitomo

Nasami Kurta (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa (voice)

Eiji Sekiguchi

Eiji Sekiguchi

Akafuku (voice)

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Kenji Kamiyama

Kenji Kamiyama

Writer

Masayuki Yoshihara

Masayuki Yoshihara

Director

Kosuke Kawatsura

Kosuke Kawatsura

Key Animation

Masayuki Yoshihara

Masayuki Yoshihara

Storyboard Artist

Toshiyuki Inoue

Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Sato

Key Animation

J

Jun Uemura

Key Animation

M

Miwa Sasaki

Key Animation

K

Kaori Higuchi

Key Animation

T

Toshiyuki Komaru

Key Animation

Ryotaro Makihara

Ryotaro Makihara

Key Animation

T

Takashi Iwao

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT" is episode 21 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 227 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Masayuki Yoshihara and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it aired on November 6, 2004.

Next: E22 · DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS Best of Season 2