DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

May 8, 2004

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - S2 - E9

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.

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Season 2 - 26 Episode s

2x1 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
January 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 any civilian casualties, all before the scheduled police raid.
2x2 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
January 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?
2x3 - DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE
February 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 this case that don't all add up.
2x4 - DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
February 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 known as Gohda arrives to tell Section 9 how to handle it.
2x5 - IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE
March 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 interesting history.
2x6 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
March 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 underground.
2x7 - DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
April 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 reaches its destination, and Gohda is there again.
2x8 - DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD
April 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.
2x9 - 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.
2x10 - 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.
2x11 - IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
June 5, 2004
While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.
2x12 - IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
June 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 put their plan into action.
2x13 - DI: Face; MAKE UP
July 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 two artists fit that description, they quickly locate the craftsmen and go to question them.
2x14 - DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
July 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.
2x15 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
August 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 Tachikomas - who just happens to be Batou's pet - with them to Spring-8 to look at the scientific evidence gathered on the Individual Eleven.
2x16 - IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE
August 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.
2x17 - DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA
September 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.
2x18 - DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
September 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.
2x19 - IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
October 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 to detain him.
2x20 - IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG
October 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.
2x21 - IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
November 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 causes heavy losses, leaving them unable to follow the fleeing boat.
2x22 - DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS
November 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 city.
2x23 - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
December 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 cut off, one shot begins a bloody war.
2x24 - IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
December 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 military there, in order to defuse the situation, while Ishikawa heads to SPring-8 to deliver the rest of the plutonium.
2x25 - IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
January 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, and Batou manages to convince the special forces that have been sent to kill them to listen to him.
2x26 - IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
January 8, 2005
The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.

DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - S2 - E9

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Season 2 - 26 Episode s

2x1 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY

2x2 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

2x3 - DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; CASH EYE

2x4 - DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY

2x5 - IN: Those Who Have the Motive; INDUCTANCE

2x6 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

2x7 - DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94

2x8 - DI: Vegetarian Feast; FAKE FOOD

2x9 - DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

2x10 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

2x11 - IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection

2x12 - IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON

2x13 - DI: Face; MAKE UP

2x14 - DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE

2x15 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.

2x16 - IN: The Fact of Being There; ANOTHER CHANCE

2x17 - DI: Mother-Child Relationship; RED DATA

2x18 - DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

2x19 - IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION

2x20 - IN: Confusion at the North End; FABRICATE FOG

2x21 - IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT

2x22 - DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS

2x23 - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

2x24 - IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER

2x25 - IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE

2x26 - IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: All seasons

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: 2nd GIG