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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)

Action · Animation · Crime

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

IMDb rating: 8.5 (22,731 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

7.71 avg 26 episodes 7.3 → 8.2 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	SA: Public Security Section 9 - Section-9	7.3	526
2	SA: Runaway Evidence - Testation	7.7	468
3	SA: A Modest Rebellion - Android and I	7.1	414
4	C: The Visual Device Will Laugh - Intercepter	7.7	392
5	C: The Inviting Bird Will Chant - Decoy	7.5	360
6	Mohousha wa Odoru/Meme	7.9	351
7	Guuzousuuhai/Idolater	7.5	331
8	Megumareshi Mono-tachi/Missing Hearts	7.3	327
9	Net no Yami ni Sumu Otoko/Chat! Chat! Chat!	7.1	333
10	Mitsurin-Kouro ni Uttetsuke no Hi/Jungle Cruise	8.1	350
11	Aseichuu no Mori de/Portraitz	7.8	332
12	Tachikoma no Iede, Eiga-Kantoku no Yume/Escape From	7.9	338
13	Terrorist/Not Equal	7.5	301
14	Zenjidou-Shihon-shugi/YES	7.2	285
15	Kikai-tachi no Jikan/Machines Desirantes	7.6	310
16	Kokoro no Sukima/Ag2O	7.5	300
17	Mikansei Love Romance no Shinsou/Angels' Share	7.4	285
18	Ansatsu no Nijuusou/Lost Heritage	7.4	280
19	Gisou-mou ni Dakarete/Captivated	7.1	279
20	Kesareta Kusuri/Re-view	8.1	299
21	Okizari no Kiseki/Eraser	8.5	321
22	Gigoku/Scandal	8.0	284
23	Zen-Aku no Higan/Equinox	8.0	288
24	Kojou Rakujitsu/Annihilation	8.3	294
25	Shouendan-u/Barrage	8.8	338
26	Kouan 9 ka, Futatabi/Stand Alone Complex	8.2	373

Season 2 (2004)

7.75 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 26 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reembody	7.6	278
2	Night Cruise	7.4	279
3	Cash Eye	7.3	265
4	Natural Enemy	7.7	242
5	Inductance	7.6	230
6	Excavation	7.5	229
7	Pu239	7.5	230
8	Fake Food	7.3	222
9	Ambivalence	7.6	224
10	Trial	7.5	237
11	Affection	8.4	264
12	Selecon	8.0	224
13	Make Up	7.3	224
14	Poker Face	8.2	243
15	Pat	7.4	220
16	Another Chance	7.3	217
17	Red Data	7.4	223
18	Trans Parent	8.0	229
19	Chain Reaction	7.7	217
20	Fabricate Fog	7.9	216
21	Embarrassment	8.1	215
22	Reversal Process	7.7	210
23	Martial Law	8.0	224
24	Nuclear Power	8.3	230
25	This Side of Justice	8.3	225
26	Endless Gig	8.6	283

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)

Cast

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