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''Stand Alone Complex'' is visually stunning (it features beautiful digital cel animation which was produced in full widescreen) and audibly mesmerizing (its soundtrack was handled by none other than [[Yoko Kanno]] herself). Its plot and characterization are both exceptionally deep, with philosophical discussions of dehumanization through technology and synthetic life -- as well as intense political intrigue -- existing alongside plenty of high-octane action scenes.

 

 

''Stand Alone Complex'' is split up between two twenty-six episode seasons: ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Second Gig''. For [[Colon Cancer|obvious reasons,]] both seasons are often abbreviated by fans; the first is referred to as "''GITS:SAC''" -- pronounced "Git-Sack" by the uncouth -- while the second is abbreviated as "''2nd Gig''". Like ''[[The X-Files]]'' and many other [[Speculative Fiction]] TV series, ''Stand Alone Complex'' has one-shot episodes which follow a single case ("Stand Alone") and episodes which follow the series' ongoing [[Story Arc]] ("Complex") involving a hacker known as "The Laughing Man". ''2nd Gig'' offers three types of episodes -- "Individual", "Dividual", and "Dual" -- and its [[Story Arc]] relates to a terrorist group known as "The Individual Eleven" and its "leader", a mysterious individual named Kuze.

* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: Kusanagi's plan for {{spoiler|evacuating Section 9 headquarters and sending the team into hiding.}}

* [[Life Imitates Art]]: ''Ghost in the Shell'' has directly inspired Japanese scientists to develop actual "thermoptic camouflage" cloaking technology (that works by bending light around the wearer) and a functioning Tachikoma prototype (a 4 wheel vehicle with a segmented body that gives a visual feed to the driver through cameras.) Advances in prosthetic limb technology has also advanced significantly over the last few decades.

** The lighthearted "Tachikomatic Days" shorts at the end of each episode are much lighter in tone than the rest of the series and indeed the rest of the franchise. They're meant as humour to lighten the mood of the viewers after watching the episode.

* [[Littlest Cancer Patient]]: The girl from ''MISSING HEARTS'' who recently had a heart transplant. She seems to exist mainly so Motoko can bring up her [[Dark and Troubled Past]] and also [[Pet the Dog]] a little.

* [[Ramming Always Works]]: In ''BARRAGE'', the Tachikomas try to take out the Armed Suit threatening Batou by slamming into it with their bodies. {{spoiler|And it works when the one with an explosive shell does it.}}

* [[Rapid Aging]]: Eka Turkuro. It's implied to be caused by the stress of her long captivity, although it's never really explained how it happened.

* [[Recruiting the Criminal]]: Motoko and Aramaki try, albeit unsuccessfully, to recruit The Laughing Man in the finale of Season 1.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The security cyborg from ''PORTRAITZ'' who nearly throttles Togusa.

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