Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

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Synonyms: Ghost In The Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG
Japanese: 攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. 2nd GIG
English: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
German: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Spanish: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
French: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 1, 2004 to Jan 8, 2005
Premiered: Winter 2004
Broadcast: Unknown
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, DetectiveDetective, MechaMecha, MilitaryMilitary
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 8.521 (scored by 100965100,965 users)
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Ranked: #1192
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Popularity: #1002
Members: 218,935
Favorites: 3,074

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Synopsis

Following the closure of the "Laughing Man" case, Section 9 is re-established by Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, Youko Kayabuki, to combat the persistent threat of cyber-terrorism.

A group calling themselves "The Individual Eleven" has begun committing acts of terror across Japan. While Motoko Kusanagi, Daisuke Aramaki, Batou, and the other members of Section 9 investigate this new menace, the Japanese government faces a separate crisis, as foreign refugees displaced by the Third World War seek asylum in Japan. But as the members of the special-ops team continually encounter Gouda Kazundo—a leading member of the Cabinet Intelligence Service—in their hunt, they begin to suspect that he may be involved, and that the events of the refugee crisis and The Individual Eleven may be more connected than they realize...

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Characters & Voice Actors

Saito

Supporting
Ookawa, Tooru
Japanese

Kuze, Hideo

Supporting
Koyama, Rikiya
Japanese

Ishikawa

Supporting
Nakano, Yutaka
Japanese

Kazundo, Gouda

Supporting
Nishida, Ken
Japanese

Pazu

Supporting
Onozuka, Takashi
Japanese

Staff

Maseba, Yutaka
Producer
Kamiyama, Kenji
Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition
Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro
Sound Director
Nishio, Tetsuya
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Character Design, Animation Director


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1: "Rise" by Origa
2: "Christmas in the Silent Forest" by Ilaria Graziano (Japanese Terrestrial Broadcast)
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Ending Theme

1: "Living Inside the Shell" by Steve Conte
2: "Christmas in the Silent Forest" by Ilaria Graziano (eps 26)
3: "Snyper" by Ilaria Graziano (Japanese Terrestrial Broadcast)



Oct 2, 2009
"Life without truth is not possible. Truth is perhaps Life itself" - Franz Kafka

One of the keys to creating a successful story is innovation, in particular, creating something that is both interesting and relevant, but approached from a different perspective. Of all the genres of the storytelling medium, science fiction is the only one that holds up a mirror to a possible future be it good or bad. It's for this reason that the genre is often lauded and derided, sometimes by the same person, as science fiction is predictory by nature, in other words, it posits how humans would behave in certain circumstances.

During ...
Apr 22, 2007
NOTE: If you haven't seen 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex' I recommend you watch that first. I have reviewed that as well.

Just when one thought that with 'Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence' and 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex', this franchise had reached its pinnacle, Studio I.G. came up with GiTS: SAC 2ng Gig.

It carries over the same qualities that made the first series such a brilliant watch - an excruciatingly complex plot with conspiracy, intrigue and plenty of action and smashing music. The reason why this tops the first season is the more personal feel. Character development, ...
Mar 9, 2016
A couple years back I reviewed Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, and it was fantastic with complex characters and compelling writing. It's one of the few things I've given a “10” rating. There's a sequel to the series, 2nd GIG, that came out not long after the first. So, will it be up to the same standard? Let's delve in and see.

Story:

We open with Section 9 on standby, waiting for the official order that will allow them to go back into action. A group calling themselves the Individual Eleven has stormed the Chinese embassy and taken hostages. Aramaki manages to get the Prime ...

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