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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

2004
26 Episodes

Set in 2032 AD. The truth is revealed through the appearance of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, which is hostile to Section 9 from the background of the resurrection of Public Security Section 9, starting with the case of a terrorist who claims to be "11 individual people", and the appearance of the individual 11-person case and Kuze. Becomes. The information manipulation and crafting activities of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office will increase the distrust and opposition of the refugees, and the consolation refugees will be armed and uprising all at once.

Episodes

DI:  Reactivation; REEMBODY
1

1. DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

Jan 1, 2004
25 min
6.7

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.

DI:  Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
2

2. DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

Jan 1, 2004
25 min
6.4

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?

DI:  Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
3

3. DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

Feb 7, 2004
25 min
6.8

=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.

DU:  Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
4

4. DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

Feb 7, 2004
25 min
6.8

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.

IN:  Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
5

5. IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

Mar 6, 2004
25 min
6.3

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.

DI:  Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
6

6. DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

Mar 6, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

DU:  Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
7

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

Apr 3, 2004
25 min
6.8

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.

DI:  Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
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8. DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

Apr 3, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

DU:  The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
9

9. DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

May 8, 2004
25 min
6.4

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.

DI:  One Angry Man; TRIAL
10

10. DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

May 8, 2004
25 min
6.9

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.

IN:  Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
11

11. IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

Jun 5, 2004
25 min
7.5

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

IN:  To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
12

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

Jun 5, 2004
25 min
6.6

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.

DI:  Face; MAKE UP
13

13. DI: Face; MAKE UP

Jul 3, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

DI:  Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
14

14. DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

Jul 3, 2004
25 min
7.0

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

DI:  Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
15

15. DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

Aug 7, 2004
25 min
6.6

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.

IN:  The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
16

16. IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

Aug 7, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
17

17. DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

Sep 4, 2004
25 min
7.3

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

DI:  Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
18

18. DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

Sep 4, 2004
25 min
7.3

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.

IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
19

19. IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

Oct 2, 2004
25 min
6.6

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.

IN:  Confusion at the North End;  FABRICATE FOG
20

20. IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

Oct 2, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

IN:  Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
21

21. IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

Nov 6, 2004
25 min
7.0

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.

DU:  Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
22

22. DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

Nov 6, 2004
25 min
6.5

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.

IN:  The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
23

23. IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

Dec 4, 2004
25 min
6.9

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.

IN:  Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
24

24. IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

Dec 4, 2004
25 min
7.3

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.

IN:  To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
25

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

Jan 8, 2005
25 min
7.5

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.

IN:  Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
26

26. IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

Jan 8, 2005
25 min
7.6

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