Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Also known as Koukaku Kidoutai S.A.C. 2nd GIG
攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. 2nd GIG
In a futuristic world where the internet and cybernetics has blurred the borders between societies; the members of Public Security Section 9 are reinstated to assist in solving numerous cases of cyber crime.
A spate of similar crimes committed by separate suicidal groups known as "The Individual Eleven" becomes the core focus for Section 9 as war approaches in the form of refugees flooding into the country.
TV anime, 26 episodes, Winter 2004, Production I.G. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Production I.G. Genres: Action, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi. Season: Winter 2004.
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Characters and voice cast
- Motoko Kusanagi (草薙素子) - main character, voiced by Atsuko Tanaka (田中敦子); English dub: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- Batou (バトー) - main character, voiced by Akio Ootsuka (大塚明夫); English dub: Richard Epcar
- Togusa (トグサ) - main character, voiced by Kouichi Yamadera (山寺宏一); English dub: Crispin Freeman
- Pazu (パズ) - supporting character, voiced by Takashi Onozuka (小野塚貴志); English dub: Robert Buchholz
- Saito (サイト) - supporting character, voiced by Tooru Ookawa (大川透); English dub: Dave Wittenberg
- Borma (ボーマ) - supporting character, voiced by Tarou Yamaguchi (山口太郎); English dub: Dean Wein
- Ishikawa (イシカワ) - supporting character, voiced by Yutaka Nakano (仲野裕); English dub: Michael McCarty
- Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻大輔) - supporting character, voiced by Osamu Saka (阪脩); English dub: William Knight
- Gouda Kazundo (合田一人) - supporting character, voiced by Ken Nishida (西田健)
- Tachikoma (タチコマ) - supporting character, voiced by Sakiko Tamagawa (玉川砂記子); English dub: Rebecca Forstadt
- Hideo Kuze (クゼ・ヒデオ) - supporting character, voiced by Rikiya Koyama (小山力也)
- Proto (プロト) - supporting character, voiced by Ooki Sugiyama (杉山大)
- Yoko Kayabuki (茅葺よう子) - supporting character, voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原良子)
- Kubota (久保田) - supporting character, voiced by Taimei Suzuki (鈴木泰明)
- Azuma (アズマ) - supporting character, voiced by Masahiro Ogata (雅宏尾形)
- Uchikoma (ウチコマ) - supporting character, voiced by Sakiko Tamagawa (玉川砂記子)
- Gino (ギノ) - supporting character, voiced by Hiroaki Hirata (平田広明); English dub: Liam O'Brien
- Ruriko Asagi (アサギ・ルリコ) - supporting character, voiced by Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ)
Staff
- Original Creator: Masamune Shirow (士郎正宗)
- Original Character Design: Ripa (りぱ)
- Director: Kenji Kamiyama (神山健治)
- Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama (神山健治)
- Character Design: Tetsuya Nishio (西尾鉄也)
- Character Design: Takayuki Gotou (後藤隆幸)
- Mechanical Design: Kenji Teraoka (寺岡賢司)
- Mechanical Design: Shinobu Tsuneki (常木志伸)
- Art Director: Yuusuke Takeda (竹田悠介)
- Art Design: Hiroshi Katou (加藤浩)
- Color Design: Yumiko Katayama (片山由美子)
- Director of Photography: Kouji Tanaka (田中宏侍)
- Editing: Junichi Uematsu (植松淳一)
- CG Director: Makoto Endou (遠藤誠)
Production: Production I.G (animation), Bandai Visual, Dentsu, Victor Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment, Tokuma Shoten.
Rankings on AniList: #113 highest rated all time, #3 highest rated 2004, #12 most popular 2004, #1 highest rated winter 2004.
AniList members score Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG 84/100. On their lists: 1,649 watching, 23,445 completed, 18,474 planning to watch, 406 dropped; 1,515 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Reembody
- Episode 2: Night Cruise
- Episode 3: Cash Eye
- Episode 4: Natural Enemy
- Episode 5: Inductance
- Episode 6: Excavation
- Episode 7: PU239
- Episode 8: Fake Food
- Episode 9: Ambivalence
- Episode 10: Trial
- Episode 11: Affection
- Episode 12: Selecon
- Episode 13: Make Up
- Episode 14: Poker Face
- Episode 15: PAT.
- Episode 16: Another Chance
- Episode 17: Red Data
- Episode 18: Trans Parent
- Episode 19: Chain Reaction
- Episode 20: Fabricate Fog
- Episode 21: Embarrassment
- Episode 22: Reversal Process
- Episode 23: Martial Law
- Episode 24: Nuclear Power
- Episode 25: This Side of Justice
- Episode 26: Endless Gig