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Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
TV Series 2004 26 eps Trailer

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Mystery Sci-Fi
Ep 0/26
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, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
8.5
RATING
Original Work
Masamune Shirow
Director
Kenji Kamiyama
Studio
Production I.G
Status
Finished

Episodes

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1 2004-01-01 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

Japanese

再起動 REEMBODY

Romaji

Saikidou REEMBODY 

Synopsis

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.

2 2004-01-01 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

Japanese

飽食の僕 NIGHT CRUISE

Romaji

Hoshoku no Shimobe NIGHT CRUISE 

Synopsis

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?

3 2004-02-07 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

Japanese

土曜の夜と日曜の朝 CASH EYE

Romaji

Doyou no Yoru to Nichiyou no Asa CASH EYE 

Synopsis

=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.

4 2004-02-07 00:00 Aired
English

DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

Japanese

天敵 NATURAL ENEMY

Romaji

Tenteki NATURAL ENEMY 

Synopsis

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.

5 2004-03-07 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

Japanese

動機ある者たち INDUCTANCE

Romaji

Douki aru Monotachi INDUCTANCE 

Synopsis

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.

6 2004-03-07 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

Japanese

潜在熱源 EXCAVATION

Romaji

Senzai Netsugen EXCAVATION 

Synopsis

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.

7 2004-04-04 00:00 Aired
English

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

Japanese

狂想は亡国の調べ Pu239

Romaji

Kyousou wa Boukoku no Shirabe Pu239 

Synopsis

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.

8 2004-04-04 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

Japanese

素食の晩餐 FAKE FOOD

Romaji

Soshoku no Bansan FAKE FOOD 

Synopsis

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.

9 2004-05-08 00:00 Aired
English

DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

Japanese

絶望という名の希望 AMBIVALENCE

Romaji

Zetsubou to Iu Na no Kibou AMBIVALENCE 

Synopsis

The Tachikomas and the Major continue to investigate Gohda and his motives, while the rest of Section 9 are out to stop a string of suicide bombings.

10 2004-05-08 00:00 Aired
English

DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

Japanese

イカレルオトコ TRIAL

Romaji

Ikareru Otoko TRIAL 

Synopsis

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.

11 2004-06-05 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

Japanese

草迷宮 affection

Romaji

Kusa Meikyuu AFFECTION 

Synopsis

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

12 2004-06-05 00:00 Aired
English

IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON

Japanese

名も無き者へ SELECON

Romaji

Na mo Naki Mono e SELECON 

Synopsis

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.

13 2004-07-03 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Face; MAKE UP

Japanese

顔 MAKE UP

Romaji

Kao MAKE UP 

Synopsis

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.

14 2004-07-03 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

Japanese

左眼に気をつけろ POKER FACE

Romaji

Hidarime ni Ki wo Tsukero POKER FACE 

Synopsis

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

15 2004-08-07 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

Japanese

機械たちの午後 PAT.

Romaji

Kikaitachi no Gogo PAT. 

Synopsis

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.

16 2004-08-07 00:00 Aired
English

IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

Japanese

そこにいること ANOTHER CHANCE

Romaji

Soko ni Iru Koto ANOTHER CHANCE 

Synopsis

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.

17 2004-09-04 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

Japanese

修好母子 RED DATA

Romaji

Shuukou Boshi RED DATA 

Synopsis

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

18 2004-09-04 00:00 Aired
English

DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

Japanese

天使の詩 TRANS PARENT

Romaji

Tenshi no Uta TRANS PARENT 

Synopsis

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.

19 2004-10-02 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

Japanese

相対の連鎖 CHAIN REACTION

Romaji

Soutai no Rensa CHAIN REACTION 

Synopsis

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.

20 2004-10-02 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

Japanese

北端の混迷 FABRICATE FOG

Romaji

Hokutan no Konmei FABRICATE FOG 

Synopsis

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.

21 2004-11-06 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

Japanese

敗走 EMBARRASSMENT

Romaji

Haisou EMBARRASSMENT 

Synopsis

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.

22 2004-11-06 00:00 Aired
English

DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

Japanese

無人街 REVERSAL PROCESS

Romaji

Mujingai REVERSAL PROCESS 

Synopsis

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.

23 2004-12-04 00:00 Aired
English

IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

Japanese

橋が落ちる日 MARTIAL LAW

Romaji

Hashi ga Ochiru Hi MARTIAL LAW 

Synopsis

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.

24 2004-12-04 00:00 Aired
English

IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

Japanese

出島, 空爆 NUCLEAR POWER

Romaji

Dejima, Kuubaku NUCLEAR POWER 

Synopsis

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.

25 2005-01-08 00:00 Aired
English

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

Japanese

楽園の向こうへ THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE

Romaji

Rakuen no Mukou e THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE 

Synopsis

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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Themes

5 tracks
Openings · 2
OP1
Rise
Origa
OP2
Christmas in the Silent Forest
Ilaria Graziano (Japanese Terrestrial Broadcast)
Endings · 3
ED1
Living Inside the Shell
Steve Conte
ED2
Christmas in the Silent Forest
Ilaria Graziano
EP 26
ED3
Snyper
Ilaria Graziano (Japanese Terrestrial Broadcast)

Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
as Motoko Kusanagi
Motoko Kusanagi
Akio Ootsuka
Akio Ootsuka
as Batou
Batou
Kouichi Yamadera
Kouichi Yamadera
as Togusa
Togusa
Takashi Onozuka
Takashi Onozuka
as Pazu
Pazu
Tooru Ookawa
Tooru Ookawa
as Saito
Saito
Tarou Yamaguchi
Tarou Yamaguchi
as Borma
Borma
Yutaka Nakano
Yutaka Nakano
as Ishikawa
Ishikawa
Osamu Saka
Osamu Saka
as Daisuke Aramaki
Daisuke Aramaki
Ken Nishida
Ken Nishida
as Gouda Kazundo
Gouda Kazundo
Sakiko Tamagawa
Sakiko Tamagawa
as Tachikoma
Tachikoma

Keywords

Conspiracy Philosophy Ensemble Cast Politics Military Terrorism Memory Manipulation Kuudere Guns Female Protagonist Primarily Adult Cast Seinen Episodic Crime Police CGI Urban Cyborg Dystopian Robots Drugs Artificial Intelligence Real Robot Primarily Male Cast Gore Cyberpunk
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