Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV Series 2002–2005)
"Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex" (original title)

Season:

2 | 1 | unknown

Year:

2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | unknown

Taglines:

A New Beginning, A New Threat...

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

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Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

19 November 2005 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex See more »

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Kodansha See more »

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Runtime:

USA: 25 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Trivia

There are two sources for the title of the show. The first is the text at the beginning of the first episode, where it describes the psychology of some of those without cybernetic implants. Essentially, they have a "Stand Alone Complex"; they feel that they "stand alone" from the rest of humanity who have cybernetic implants, which allow those with them to communicate at any time with anyone who also has implants. The second source is a reference to the story itself. The term is used to describe an event where multiple people who have no associations with each other and are not part of a common group(thus they "stand alone"), through similar actions, seem to work together towards a common goal. This "complex" is referenced a number of times in the story, mainly about the laughing man case, but also in reference to a few other cases the group encounters. See more »

Quotes

[about the terrorist,Hideo Kuze]
Batou: What the hell kind of delusions does this guy have?
Major. Motoko Kusanagi: Frankly speaking, I guess you could call it world domination.
Batou: Say what?
Ishikawa: Got himself a serious case of megalomania, huh? Its not like you to let something like that get to you.
Batou: Geez, you look like some teenager who's just met the man of her dreams.
Major. Motoko Kusanagi: Right. But we know one thing for sure now. And that is although he has manifested symptoms of the Individual Eleven virus, his current actions are driven by the personal qualities and idiologies that he had before he was infected. His delusion might be a cliche, but the reason I can't laugh it off is that he genuinely believes he can bring peace to the world by becoming a dictator. Thats the sense I got from him. Plus, his adrenaline secretion levels were high enough to kill an ordinary man. I think we can assume he is already out of touch.
Batou: What do you mean, out of touch?
Major. Motoko Kusanagi: I'm sayin that he's becoming obsessed. Looking back on history, men like him have weilded unbelievable power. For instance, Che Guevara, Malcom X, and Cassius Clay are text book examples.
Batou: You teling me that he's not the same as Hitler?
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Connections

Referenced in Daredevil (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Living Inside the Shell"
(ending theme - 2nd season - episodes #27-51)
Performed by Steve Conte
Music by Yôko Kanno
Lyrics by Shanti Snyder See more »