Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

is a Japan animated television series based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It is written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G. The series is set in a continuity different from Shirow's manga and Mamoru Oshii's 1995 ''Ghost in the Shell'' feature film. The events take place in the year 2030, six years after the "Laughing Man Incident". The series is divided in "stand alone" and "complex" episodes, where the latter are related to the underlying story arc of the Laughing Man. A compilation movie based on the Laughing Man episodes was released direct-to-DVD on In September 23, 2005. Stand Alone Complex aired on Animax from 1 October 2002 to 25 March 2003, totaling 26 episodes. A second Stand Alone Complex series, subtitled "2nd GIG", ran in Animax from 1 January 2004 to 8 January 2005. Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The series follows the exploits of Public Security Section 9, a... full article at wikipedia