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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 are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 3 - SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I
    7.1/10(380 votes)

    #1 - SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I

    S1:E3

    A certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri model androids have been committing "suicide". Section 9 is called in as it may be related to a virus detected in an android at the National Assembly Building.

    Director:Masayuki Yoshihara
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 9 - C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
    7.2/10(306 votes)

    #2 - C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!

    S1:E9

    Motoko enters into an online chat room devoted to the Laughing Man to see if she can find any new information on him. What she discovers is a spirited debate among the self-proclaimed "fans" of the Laughing Man, but very little hard evidence.

    Director:Masaki Tachibana
    Writer:Dai Sato

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  3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 14 - SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$
    7.2/10(264 votes)

    #3 - SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$

    S1:E14

    The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous reclusive millionaire. Despite their considerable efforts, however, Section 9 is unable to contact him to warn him, so they go directly to his residence.

    Director:Hideyo Yamamoto
    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  4. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 19 - SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED
    7.2/10(259 votes)

    #4 - SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED

    S1:E19

    Section 9's next case is a rash of mass-kidnappings. Rumor has it that a crime syndicate is harvesting organs and selling them on the black market. As they research the case, they realize that time is running out.

    Director:Minoru Ohara
    Writer:Shoutarou Suga

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  5. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 1 - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
    7.3/10(476 votes)

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

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kono
    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  6. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 8 - SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
    7.3/10(302 votes)

    #6 - SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS

    S1:E8

    Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't remember ever agreeing to donate the heart. When Motoko mentions this story to Aramaki, he tells them to determine if this is tied to a ring of black-market organ smugglers supposedly run by the mafia.

    Director:Kazunobu Fuseki
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  7. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 8 - DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
    7.3/10(210 votes)

    #7 - DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

    S2:E8

    While on a stakeout of a Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant, Section 9 finds out that someone is pulling strings and feeding misinformation to the Public Safety Sections.

    Director:Kazunobu Fuseki
    Writers:Dai Sato, Kenji Kamiyama

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  8. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 13 - DI: Face; MAKE UP
    7.3/10(212 votes)

    #8 - DI: Face; MAKE UP

    S2:E13

    With 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.

    Director:Itsuro Kawasaki
    Writers:Kenji Kamiyama, Yutaka Omatsu

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  9. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 16 - IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
    7.3/10(205 votes)

    #9 - IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

    S2:E16

    The 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.

    Director:Masaki Tachibana
    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  10. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 17 - SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE
    7.4/10(266 votes)

    #10 - SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE

    S1:E17

    While at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine brokering business. She asks him to help her put a stop to the corruption in her company, but he tells her that it's out of his jurisdiction. Just then, however, two thieves break into the building and take them hostage.

    Director:Yasuhiro Geshi
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  11. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 18 - SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE
    7.4/10(261 votes)

    #11 - SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE

    S1:E18

    Aramaki attends the funeral of an old war buddy, and is greeted by his departed friend's daughter. Later, Section 9 is assigned the task of protecting the Chinese Foreign Minister from being assassinated.

    Director:Masayuki Yoshihara
    Writer:Junichi Fujisaku

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  12. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 2 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
    7.4/10(267 votes)

    #12 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

    S2:E2

    A refugee living in Japan has plans to "reset the world" and change things. But are his plans merely violent daydreams, or something more sinister?

    Director:Kenichi Takeshita
    Writers:Kenji Kamiyama, Shoutarou Suga

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  13. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 3 - DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
    7.4/10(250 votes)

    #13 - DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

    S2:E3

    =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.

    Director:Kazunobu Fuseki
    Writer:Dai Sato

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  14. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 6 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
    7.4/10(216 votes)

    #14 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kono
    Writers:Junichi Fujisaku, Kenji Kamiyama

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  15. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 5 - C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY
    7.5/10(333 votes)

    #15 - C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

    S1:E5

    The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation of Serano Industries.

    Director:Ryutaro Nakamura
    Writer:Junichi Fujisaku

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  16. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 7 - SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR
    7.5/10(307 votes)

    #16 - SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR

    S1:E7

    Section 9 is on the trail of Marcelo Jarti, a South American revolutionary hero who has arrived in Japan. However, Jarti is a hard man to catch because he employs look-alikes to deceive people. Nevertheless, Section 9 is convinced that the one they're tracking is the real thing, and after a rather out-of-control gunbattle in an upscale hotel, they track him to an old warehouse.

    Director:Atsushi Wakabayashi
    Writer:Junichi Fujisaku

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  17. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 13 - SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL
    7.5/10(276 votes)

    #17 - SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL

    S1:E13

    In a briefing, Aramaki shows a photo of a girl who looks like Eka Tokura, the daughter of Tokura Electronics, who was kidnapped 16 years ago. But there's one problem–the photo was taken two days ago!

    Director:Kazunobu Fuseki
    Writer:Shoutarou Suga

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  18. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 16 - SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O
    7.5/10(276 votes)

    #18 - SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O

    S1:E16

    Batou goes undercover on a military base to shadow one of his former heroes, a man named Zaitsev who was an Olympic silver medalist. Now, however, he's under suspicion of espionage. Batou befriends him easily, and the two really seem to get along--which is unusual for Batou. But when Batou learns the truth behind his hero, he must make a very difficult decision.

    Director:Masaki Tachibana
    Writer:Nobutoshi Terado

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  19. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 1 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
    7.5/10(267 votes)

    #19 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

    S2:E1

    A 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.

    Director:Masaki Tachibana
    Writers:Kenji Kamiyama, Taiki Sakurai

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  20. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 5 - IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
    7.5/10(216 votes)

    #20 - IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

    S2:E5

    An 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.

    Director:Kenichi Takeshita
    Writers:Dai Sato, Kenji Kamiyama

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  21. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 7 - DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
    7.5/10(215 votes)

    #21 - DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94

    S2:E7

    Plans 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.

    Director:Itsuro Kawasaki
    Writers:Junichi Fujisaku, Kenji Kamiyama

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  22. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 10 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
    7.5/10(224 votes)

    #22 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kono
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  23. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 15 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    #23 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

    S2:E15

    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.

    Director:Kenichi Takeshita
    Writers:Kenji Kamiyama, Taiki Sakurai

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  24. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 2 Episode 17 - DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
    7.5/10(210 votes)

    #24 - DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

    S2:E17

    Following a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.

    Director:Itsuro Kawasaki
    Writer:Shoutarou Suga

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  25. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Episode 2 - SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION
    7.6/10(426 votes)

    #25 - SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kono
    Writer:Junichi Fujisaku

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Worst Episodes Summary

"SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I" is the worst rated episode of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex". It scored 7.1/10 based on 380 votes. Directed by Masayuki Yoshihara and written by Taiki Sakurai, it aired on 11/1/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!".