Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Season 226 episodes2004 6.8

Overview

The story continues to follow the adventures of Section 9's top members, Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and Togusa. The series maintains an episodic format and portrays Section 9 dealing with political issues such as invited refugees and nuclear intrigue. Another government institution, the Information Bureau of the Cabinet, comes up head-to-head against them. And a terrorist entity who calls itself the "Individual Eleven" joins the set.

Episodes

26 in this season

DI:  Reactivation; REEMBODY

1. DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

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.

2004-01-0125 min

DI:  Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

2. DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

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?

2004-01-0125 min

DI:  Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

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

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.

2004-02-0725 min

DU:  Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

4. DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

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.

2004-02-0725 min

IN:  Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

5. IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

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.

2004-03-0625 min

DI:  Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

6. DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

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.

2004-03-0625 min

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

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

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.

2004-04-0325 min

DI:  Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

8. DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

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.

2004-04-0325 min

DU:  The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

9. DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

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.

2004-05-0825 min

DI:  One Angry Man; TRIAL

10. DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

7.0

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.

2004-05-0825 min

IN:  Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

11. IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

7.5

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

2004-06-0525 min

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

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

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.

2004-06-0525 min

DI:  Face; MAKE UP

13. DI: Face; MAKE UP

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.

2004-07-0325 min

DI:  Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

14. DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

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.

2004-07-0325 min

DI:  Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

15. DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

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.

2004-08-0725 min

IN:  The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

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

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.

2004-08-0725 min

DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

17. DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

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.

2004-09-0425 min

DI:  Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

18. DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

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.

2004-09-0425 min

IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

19. IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

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.

2004-10-0225 min

IN:  Confusion at the North End;  FABRICATE FOG

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

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.

2004-10-0225 min

IN:  Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

21. IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

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.

2004-11-0625 min

DU:  Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

22. DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

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.

2004-11-0625 min

IN:  The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

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

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.

2004-12-0425 min

IN:  Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

24. IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

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.

2004-12-0425 min

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

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

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.

2005-01-0825 min

IN:  Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

26. IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

7.6

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

2005-01-0825 min