S01E0125:341. SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking…
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26 episodes · since October 1, 2002
Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her fellow police officers of Section 9 hunt down a host of criminals in both the real and online worlds. In the course of their work, Kusanagi and Section 9 must do everything from resolving hostage crises to hunting down runaway state-of-the-art killing…
S01E0125:341. SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking…
S01E0225:362. SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATIONKenbishi Heavy Industries has built a state-of-the-art multiped tank. There's only one problem–it's gone haywire and started moving on its own. Section 9 is called in to…
S01E0325:223. SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND IA certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri model androids have been committing "suicide"…
S01E0425:214. C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTERWhile working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's uncovered something strange happening with the…
S01E0525:435. C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOYThe Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up…
S01E0625:216. C: The Copycat will Dance; MEMEAs Togusa and Bato track down Nanao, Motoko and Paz are attempting to protect the Superintendent-General at a press conference about the police misuse of interceptors…
S01E0725:197. SA: Idolatry; IDOLATORSection 9 is on the trail of Marcelo Jarti, a South American revolutionary hero who has arrived in Japan. However, Jarti is a hard man to catch because he employs…
S01E0825:348. SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTSMotoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't…
S01E0925:089. C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!Motoko enters into an online chat room devoted to the Laughing Man to see if she can find any new information on him. What she discovers is a spirited debate among the…
S01E1025:4210. SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISEMarco Amoretti, a former Navy Petty Officer from the American Empire, has come to Japan and is committing heinous acts of brutality against women. Section 9 is assisted…
S01E1125:2811. C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZTogusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.
S01E1225:3812. SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROMOne of the Tachikomas decides to take a little stroll through the city. It meets a little girl, Miki, who is searching for her lost dog and it agrees to help her. On…
S01E1325:0013. SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUALIn a briefing, Aramaki shows a photo of a girl who looks like Eka Tokura, the daughter of Tokura Electronics, who was kidnapped 16 years ago. But there's one problem–the…
S01E1425:4714. SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous reclusive millionaire. Despite their considerable…
S01E1525:4115. SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTESThe Major has become worried about the Tachikomas. It appears that their AIs have developed much more quickly and in ways that were not anticipated; they have begun…
S01E1625:0316. SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2OBatou goes undercover on a military base to shadow one of his former heroes, a man named Zaitsev who was an Olympic silver medalist. Now, however, he's under suspicion…
S01E1725:1317. SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHAREWhile at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine brokering business. She asks him to help her put a…
S01E1825:2818. SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGEAramaki attends the funeral of an old war buddy, and is greeted by his departed friend's daughter. Later, Section 9 is assigned the task of protecting the Chinese…
S01E1925:1019. SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATEDSection 9's next case is a rash of mass-kidnappings. Rumor has it that a crime syndicate is harvesting organs and selling them on the black market. As they research the…
S01E2025:1320. C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEWTogusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading micromachine corporation and an NGO called the…
S01E2125:3121. C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASERAfter being shot, Togusa's in the hospital and about to go into surgery, but he is desperate to pass on what he's learned to the rest of Section 9. As Togusa fights for…
S01E2225:2922. C: Corporate Graft; SCANDALMotoko is about to be fitted for her new prosthetic body. But when the doctor arrives and begins the procedure, it's clear that she has no intent of letting Motoko out…
S01E2325:5523. C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOXThe Laughing Man returns! And, just as he did six years ago, he kidnaps the president of Serano Genomics without being detected. Section 9 arrives at Serano's house too…
S01E2425:2824. C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATIONThe government orders Section 9 disbanded. Aramaki is taken away, and Togusa is arrested. Motoko assembles the remaining team members at HQ for one final mission. They…
S01E2525:2625. C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGEDespite their best efforts, the remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one by the government forces; only Batou and Motoko are left.
S01E2625:4026. C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEXTogusa has been released from jail and he's given papers showing the dissolution of Section 9. Out of work and depressed, he tries to find information on the others, but…Where to stream Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1
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About season 1
Season 1 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has 26 episodes, aired from October 1, 2002 to October 1, 2003 on Perfect Choice. Episodes run 25 minutes on average. The highest rated episode is “C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE” (S01E25, 7.8/10).
Frequently asked questions about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1
How many episodes are in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 has 26 episodes.
When did Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 air?
The first episode aired on October 1, 2002 and the last one on October 1, 2003.
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