Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Episode 26
IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The JMSDF lets loose with another round of naval artillery fire and missile strikes as refugees on Dejima attempt to evacuate the island aboard makeshift rafts and boats. In an attempt to save as many refugee lives as possible Kusanagi orders the Tachikoma units to secure as much space as they can find on the net to store the refugees' memories and ghosts, but the Tachikoma units disregard these orders. Taking matters into thier own hands, the Tachikomas decide to commandeer a satellite.
Episode 25
IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The Tachikoma units, through the use of a satellite, have spotted an American Empire ballistic missile submarine carrying nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missiles off the coast of Okinawa. The discovery has the Tachikoma tanks concerned; they are unable to hack into the submarine's computerized equipment to determine the vessels orders, and to make matters worse the SLBM's carried by the submarine are designed to go clear into the stratosphere before returning to Earth.
Episode 24
IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The Chief Cabinet Secretary formally relieves the PM from her ministerial duties for her decision to call in the UN to mediate the Dejima crisis. Along with Aramaki, Proto and Togusa, the PM is moved under guard to an abandoned room of the building. Although PM and her Section 9 escorts are split up they are not out of the fight.
Episode 23
IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Prime Minister Kayabuki meets with her cabinet to discuss the Fukuoka nuclear bomb incident, but the cabinet has already decided to deploy the army to retrieve the remaining plutonium supposedly hidden on Dejima Island. Reluctantly, Kayabuki agrees to the plan, and returns to her office to report the decision to Aramaki. After mulling over the available options, Aramaki suggests that the PM put in a request to the United Nations and ask that their nuclear inspectors be dispatched to Dejima to collect the plutonium.
Episode 22
DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
A tactical nuclear device has been discovered in the Kyushu Telecom Tower in the Japanese capital of Fukuoka, and some 35 million citizens are subsequently evacuated over a five-day period to allow the Ground Self Defense Army to safely diffuse and remove the device. The assumed culprits behind the bomb are militant refugees, but Section 9 thinks otherwise, and with the Prime Minister's permission, enter into the hot zone to investigate the bomb first-hand.
Episode 21
IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Batou confronts Kuze in an effort to stop him from leaving with the plutonium, but Kuze proves to be a better fight than Batou and ends up disabling Batou's right leg and left arm, putting Batou out of commission. When Kusanagi arrives at the scene, she and the Tachikoma assigned to her destroy the other GSDA combat suit, and manage to locate Batou, who informs them of Kuze's escape.
Episode 20
IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Section 9 regroups from the fire fight, and the body of their dead teammate is airlifted out of Dejima. Desperate for information on where a mob/refugee deal would go down, Aramaki pulls some strings and learns that the probable location for such an act would be Ororastafu island. Section 9 is therefore dispatched to the island with the objective of stopping the deal while a request is formally made for a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force security net to catch Kuze if he happens to evade capture.
Episode 19
IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
On Dejima island, a crisis is brewing. The refugees have moved away from Japan in an effort to create an autonomous region they can call their own. The Cabinet Intelligence Agency is exploiting the situation an effort to fan the flames of separatism, with Gohda vowing to give Kuze "his very best script". With Dejima now cordoned off by officers in riot gear, Section 9 decides to to launch a surgical strike against the militant refugees which aims to capture Kuze.
Episode 18
DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
A patient undergoing a routine medical procedure unexpectedly takes a turn for the worst, and the medical staff mount a frantic effort to save him. During the operation it becomes necessary for the Doctor in charge of the operation to look into the man?s external memories, at which point he discovers that his patient is in fact the terrorist "Angel?s Feathers", one of the world?s most wanted men.
Episode 17
DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Following Ishikawa's intelligence reports, the Major heads to Taiwan to investigate a lead on Kuze. She learns that he had a powerful effect on the refugees, and is believed responsible for the creation of a narcotics and explosive smuggling ring. As she prepares to leave the police station, the detective discloses that her plane will not leave until tomorrow, giving Kusanagi some much needed free time. While on the streets Kusanagi meets a street kid with aspirations to make it big by dabbling in the drug trade.
Episode 16
IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The Prime Minister calls a meeting of her cabinet to discuss the refugee situation. During the meeting several cabinet members attempt to separate themselves from the problem, while top-ranking military officials and local law enforcement voice their concern over the sudden influx of refugees to Dejima Island. When a recess is called the Prime Minister meets with Aramaki and Kusanagi, who alert her to the existence of "cyberbrain hubs".
Episode 15
DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Section 9's Tachikoma fleet is down for routine maintenance. While the technicians inspect the fleet the think tanks begin a philosophical discussion on the Individual Eleven case and the implications and motives behind it. Gradually, this discussion shifts to the topic of the self and the reason why the Tachikomas have felt the sensation of looking down on themselves. Meanwhile, Togusa, Batou, his personal Tachikoma, and the Major report to Spring 8 to gather evidence collected by the staff from the 11 deceased members of the Individual Eleven.
Episode 14
DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Representatives from the American Empire have arrived in Japan to discuss a new security treaty, and Section 9 is one of the various groups assigned to secure the building where the talks are taking place. In their off-time, members of the security teams strike up a poker game, but so far Saito has won every hand. Intrigued by this, the Tachikomas assigned to the security truck shift their discussion from the reason for the new security treaty to the reason why Saito is consistently winning a game of chance.
Episode 13
DI: Face; MAKE UP
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Aramaki calls a briefing to discuss the events surrounding the sudden appearance and murder/suicide of the members of the Individual Eleven. Techs briefing the team think that the sole survivor of the group may be using a unique face created by a face sculpture with an artistic background. Only two known people in the area have the skill to create a face of that calibre, making Section 9's job somewhat easier.
Episode 12
IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The Tachikomas locate a stealth gate that can only be accessed through the European Satellite system; after passing through the gate, Boma recovers a suspicious file believed to be the virus that infected the Individual Eleven. Ishikawa and Boma attempt to figure out how the virus in the file affects its victims by using the external memories of an infected Individual Eleven member.
Episode 11
IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Batou and Togusa are testing eight potential new recruits for Section 9. Each man is paired off to create four different teams, and each team is tasked with tracking the Major; however, the Major proves to be a difficult target to track, and eventually she loses all four teams attempting to track her. Shortly after losing the last team Kusanagi is unexpectedly hacked, leaving her in a seemingly empty street with no communication links.
Episode 10
DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
On his way home from work Togusa becomes involved in a domestic dispute between Yukadi Shisharow and her boyfriend when the lady suddenly trips in front of Togusa?s car and screams for help. In an effort to protect the woman Togusa fires several rounds into the man?s prosthetic limbs in an effort to disable him; despite this, Togusa fails to prevent the young lady?s death. Since the shooting occurred while Togusa was off-duty a preliminary hearing is convened to ascertain the facts in the case.
Episode 9
DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The failed attempt to secure the ex-GSDA officer for questioning has proven to be the straw that breaks the camels back, as Major Kusanagi decides to go directly into the Cabinet Intelligence Agency database to determine what Gohda is up to without all the added wires and strings. With the help of Tachikomas, who mount an assault on the building?s defense barriers, The Major (as Chroma) hacks into the Cabinet Intelligence Agency Server Decatoncale to uncover Gohda's motives.
Episode 8
DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Tired of being manipulated by Gohda, Aramaki decides to take on the initiative to conduct his own investigation on the Individual Eleven case while simultaneously looking into the Cabinet Intelligence Agency. Section 9 is split into to teams, one focused on digging up additional info and the two aforementioned cases, and the other tasked with locating an ex-GSDA officer identified as a person of interest in a series of shootings at a local TV station.
Episode 7
DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Aramaki is summoned to the Prime Minister's office after plans to ship plutonium from the Uchikon 7 district of the Shonjuku Refugee District were leaked to terrorists. Despite a Coast Guard raid that managed to halt a weapons sale to the terrorists there are lingering worries that the refugee terrorists may still attempt to capture the plutonium. To counter this Section 9 is covertly assigned the mission of escorting the material out of the refugee district.
Episode 6
DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The prime suspect behind an attempt to blackmail the Ministry of Energy has turned up dead in Nihima City, ostensibly the victim of a tragic accident; however, a more thorough examination of the body turns up evidence of homicide. Togusa follows up on the death of the suspect, and obtains "photographic evidence" that the man had intended to use against the Ministry of Energy; however the film piece has been exposed to light, and subsequently turned completely black. Togusa discovers that the "photographic evidence" was not a photo but a radiation badge. Some one has authorized the excavation of a prewar relic, but who...and why?
Episode 5
IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Prime Minister Kayabuki has formally renounced the Refugee Special Action Policy, a move that has drawn much criticism from refugees all over Japan. While on a tour of the Dejima Island, a massive refugee population center, the Prime Minister receives an assassination threat, and Aramaki is summoned to Fukuoka to offer his insight into the threat. The cabinet wants Section 9 to protect the Prime Minister, a role the team reluctantly agrees to.
Episode 4
DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
The largest live fire exercise ever conducted by the Japanese Self Defense Force is currently underway in advance of the Prime Minister's planned announcement of the repealing of the Refugee Special Action Policy. As part of this exercise, a group of soldiers with Ground Self Defense Force have staged a 5:30 AM practice raid against a building where a simulated refugee terrorist group is alleged to be keeping a think tank.
Episode 3
DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
A formal investigation into one Mr. Todoko has yielded evidence that he may be managing former Secretary General Yakushima?s assets. This prompts the government to launch its own investigation into the allegations, but there are two problems: Todoko?s vault is state-of-the-art; only he can access the assets in the vault. The other more immediate concern is that a hacker and thief by the name of Cash Eye plans on infiltrating the vault during an exclusive high-society party.
Episode 2
DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Following nuclear World War III and non-nuclear World War IV (also referred to as the Second Vietnam War) Japan passed an act known as the Refugee Special Action Policy, inviting war refugees from all across Asia to enter Japan. Hundreds of Asian refugees took Japan up on the offer to enter their country, and have taken low wage jobs handed out to them by various companies looking for a low wage work force. Gino is one such refugee; having been involved in World War IV as a combat pilot, Gino has returned to Japan as a refugee.
Episode 1
DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
aired: Wed, Jan 1, 2003
Two years have past since Section 9 was forcefully disbanded by the Umibozu. In that time Section 9?s members have regrouped, their headquarters have been reconstructed, and they have resumed their previous role as a special forces team that specializes in cyber warfare. Unfortunately, the team exists in a sort of "black hole": although the group has reformed they are operating without the consent of the Japanese government because the Special Forces Restriction Bill was used to dismantle the group.
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Episode 26
C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
After 15 days of fierce fighting the Umibozu complete their operation to dismantle Section 9 by assassinating Kusanagi and capturing Batou.
Episode 25
C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Aramaki has been released under his own recognizance, and meets with the head of the Ministry of Justice to explain the situation and ask for help in ensuring his team members safety.
Episode 24
C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Having learned the entire truth behind the Laughing Man Incident from the Laughing Man himself, and having confirmed the information with Mr. Serano, Section 9 is finally ready to make their move against the man behind the corporate terrorism.
Episode 23
C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
The Laughing Man returns to again kidnap the CEO of Serano Genomics, just as he did six years before.
Episode 22
C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
The Head of the DEA is arrested for murder in connection with the raid at the Sunflower Society building.
Episode 21
C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Togusa finds himself in the hospital after being shot, but is desperate to impart what he's learned to the rest of the group.
Episode 20
C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
After the events of PORTRAITZ, Togusa uses J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye as a starting point and develops a theory that the Laughing Man is after something published on paper.
Episode 19
SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Former Japanese Prime Minister Kanzaki's daughter has been abducted, and Section 9 is called in to investigate her disappearance.
Episode 18
SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
After a five-year wait Chinese vice foreign minister Jin has been allowed access to the Kagashewa war memorial in Japan. Jin is the first Chinese dignitary to be granted access to the site, but not everyone is happy with the decision, and before long a death threat is made against Jin.
Episode 17
SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Major Kusanagi and Chief Aramaki are visiting London for an anti-terrorism conference. While there Aramaki stops at a wine bank to visit an old friend of his who asks for his help in breaking a Mafia money-laundering scheme involving the bank and an unknown third party.
Episode 16
SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Sensitive information has been stolen from a U.S. Navy base, and the primary suspect is a former Olympic silver medalist named Zaitsev.
Episode 15
SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES D��SIRANTES
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Kusanagi's reservations regarding Section 9's Tachikoma units comes to a head. She has become disturbed by their behaviour, as their artificial intelligence agents appear to be developing too fast.
Episode 14
SA: Automated Capitalism; �����$
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Acting on a tip, Section 9 breaks up a cabal of thieves hell bent on wrecking a Japanese financial institution.
Episode 13
SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Sixteen years ago Aka Turkuro, the daughter of a pioneering cyber company CEO, was kidnapped by a group opposed to cyberization. The girl's whereabouts remained a mystery until she was spotted by members of the Maritime Safety Team aboard an abandoned radiation scrubbing island off the coast of Okinawa.
Episode 12
SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Early in the morning Batou's Tachikoma self activates and leaves the Tachikoma storage bay to explore the outer world.
Episode 11
C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been hacked into, and classified material from their database has been stolen.
Episode 10
SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Marco Amereti, a former American Imperial Navy Petty Officer turned serial killer, has arrived in Japan and for the last two months has murdered several women by slicing the skin off their torsos in the form of a T-shirt.
Episode 9
C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Kusanagi enters a chat room dedicated to The Laughing Man. Various crackpot (and a few plausible) theories are passed around JFK-style as the chat room members view various bits of evidence from the Laughing Man case.
Episode 8
SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Kurutan, a friend of Kusanagi's, calls the Major to the hospital where she works to look into the source of a young girl's heart transplant.
Episode 7
SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
It has come to the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs that Jenoma revolutionary leader Marcelo Jarti has been visiting Japan regularly every five months.
Episode 6
C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Things go fairly haywire as Kusanagi suspects that The Laughing Man has inserted a virus into the police units guarding the Superintendent-General.
Episode 5
C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Section 9 suspects that the Police Investigators handling the Laughing Man case are using their primary suspect, a former Serano Genomics, Inc. programmer with a shady anti-corporate past as a decoy to hide some form of higher-level corruption.
Episode 4
C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
An old friend of Togusa's named Yamaguchi is murdered after sending him pictures concerning an unsolved case involving a hacker known as "The Laughing Man".
Episode 3
SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
A series of android suicides prompts Section 9 to investigate the manufacturer.
Episode 2
SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
A heavy-assault multiped tank runs amok under the control of an unknown hijacker.
Episode 1
SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 2002
Major Kusanagi and Section 9 are called in to resolve a hostage crisis at a Geisha house staffed by android geisha.
