Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Season 2

S2·E1 Mytharc

DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

Jan 1, 2004

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

S2·E2 Core

DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

Jan 1, 2004

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?

S2·E3 Core

DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

Feb 7, 2004

=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 th

S2·E4 Core

DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

Feb 7, 2004

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

S2·E5 Core

IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

Mar 6, 2004

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 in

S2·E6 Core

DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

Mar 6, 2004

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

S2·E7 Core

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

Apr 3, 2004

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 reac

S2·E8 Core

DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

Apr 3, 2004

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.

S2·E9 Core

DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

May 8, 2004

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.

S2·E10 Core

DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

May 8, 2004

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.

S2·E11 Core

IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

Jun 5, 2004

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

S2·E12 Core

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

Jun 5, 2004

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

S2·E13 Core

DI: Face; MAKE UP

Jul 3, 2004

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

S2·E14 Core

DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

Jul 3, 2004

Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.

S2·E15 Core

DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

Aug 7, 2004

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 Tachi

S2·E16 Core

IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

Aug 7, 2004

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.

S2·E17 Core

DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

Sep 4, 2004

Following a tip, the Major conducts an undercover investigation of Kuze in Taiwan. While there, she saves a boy running from the Mafia.

S2·E18 Core

DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

Sep 4, 2004

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.

S2·E19 Mytharc

IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

Oct 2, 2004

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 t

S2·E20 Core

IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

Oct 2, 2004

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.

S2·E21 Core

IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

Nov 6, 2004

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

S2·E22 Core

DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

Nov 6, 2004

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 c

S2·E23 Core

IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

Dec 4, 2004

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 c

S2·E24 Core

IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

Dec 4, 2004

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

S2·E25 Mytharc

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

Jan 8, 2005

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,

S2·E26 Mytharc

IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

Jan 8, 2005

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