Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex streams on Netflix and Hoopla, and it's essential cyberpunk. Elite officer Major Motoko Kusanagi leads Section 9, a covert unit tackling cybercrime and political conspiracy in a future where minds can be hacked as easily as machines, headlined by the unforgettable Laughing Man case.
About
In a near-future where people routinely augment their bodies and connect their brains directly to the net, the line between human and machine has all but dissolved, and so have the old certainties about identity and truth. Major Motoko Kusanagi and the operatives of Section 9 investigate crimes that live in that blur: hacked memories, cyber-terrorism, and a mysterious figure whose face is erased from every feed. Balancing standalone cases with a slow-burning central conspiracy, it's a thoughtful, gorgeously realized thriller that asks what a 'self' even means when everything about you can be copied.
Information
- Japanese
- 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX
- Premiered
- October 1, 2002
- Episodes
- 26
- Duration
- 25 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- production i.g., inc.
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- drama, female protagonist, japanese production, speculative fiction, sci-fi, science fiction
Seasons & Watch Order
This is the first Stand Alone Complex season, the ideal entry point. It continues into a second season called 2nd GIG, and the famous 1995 film tells a separate story in its own continuity.
- Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIGsequel
- Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibiside story
- Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi - Intervalside story
FAQ
It streams on Netflix and Hoopla, in both subbed and dubbed versions.
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