"Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex" (2002) TV series 2002-2005

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Kenji Kamiyama

Writers:

Mary Claypool (american version)
Yutaka Omatsu (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A New Beginning, A New Threat...

Plot:

New government, new office, and a new aggressor... the continuing story of Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex takes a turn towards today's headlines as Section 9 faces a new terrorist cell called the Individual Eleven.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Terrorist | Cyborg | Major | Counter Intelligence

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

3:30 AM

TOON

Testation

#1.2

Cast

Dino Andrade	...	Children / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kevin Brief	...	Kanzaki / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Loy Edge	...	SWAT / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Barbara Goodson	...	Maruta / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Michael Gregory	...	Reiko / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kate Higgins	...	Children / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Paddy Lee	...	Fom / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Michael McConnohie	...	Commander / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Liam O'Brien	...	Fake Laughing Man / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Peggy O'Neal	...	Girl / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Douglas Rye	...	Litton / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Barry Stigler	...	Foreign Minister / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Doug Stone	...	Matsuoka / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Miyahara / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Sales Person / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tom Wyner	...	Interior Minister / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Bob Papenbrook	...	Doorman / ... (50 episodes, 2002-2005)

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Series Directed by
Masaki Tachibana		(8 episodes, 2002-2004)
Itsurô Kawasaki		(4 episodes, 2005)
Kenji Kamiyama		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Masamune Shirow		(52 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kenji Kamiyama		(2 episodes, 2003)
Mary Claypool		(unknown episodes)
Yutaka Omatsu		(unknown episodes)
Yoshiki Sakurai		(unknown episodes)
Dai Sato		(unknown episodes)
Shotaro Suga		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Marvin Gleicher	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Iyadomi	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Yuichiro Matsuka	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Charles McCarter	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Kaoru Mfaume	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tsutomu Sugita	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Shigeru Watanabe	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Yôko Kanno		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Kôji Tanaka		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Junichi Uematsu		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Yusuke Takeda		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Masaki Tachibana	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2002-2005)
Paul Nicholson	....	logo designer: The Laughing Man (5 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Sound Department
Preston Martin	....	adr recordist (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Collin McQueen	....	adr engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Shinichi Rembutsu	....	animator (1 episode, 2003)

Series Animation Department
Makiko Kojima	....	animation paint and scanner: Studio Road (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Makoto Shimomura	....	character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
David W. Barr	....	digital adr tracking (unknown episodes)
Ken Ohara	....	on-line supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Seymour	....	voice director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bandai Visual Company
• DENTSU Music And Entertainment
• Kodansha
• Kôkaku Kidôtai Seisaku Iinkai
• Production I.G.

Distributors

• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (on AXN Sci-Fi)
• Animax Broadcast Japan (2002) (Japan) (TV) (pay tv)
• Animax (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Bandai Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Bandai Visual Company
• Cartoon Network (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (2004) (Japan) (TV)
• Perfect Choice (2002-2003) (Japan) (TV)
• YTV (2005) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Animaze  English adaptation production associate
• Bandai Entertainment  English adaptation production
• Bee Train  in-between animation
• Magnitude 8 Post  English adaptation recording facility
• ZRO Limit Productions  English adaptation production associate (as ZRO Limit)

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (USA) (literal English title)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig (USA) (second season title)
Kôkaku kidôtai: S.A.C. 2nd Gig (Japan) (second season title)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (52 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14 | Australia:MA | USA:TV-MA | New Zealand:M | Canada:14+ (Quebec) | Canada:16+ (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 (most episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | South Korea:18 (some episodes) | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-14 (some episodes)

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

In the first episode, "Section 9," during the scene where the foreign minister tries unsuccessfully to read the stolen report, the camera zooms in on one of his cybernetic eyes. Amongst all of the usual symbols and jargon you'd expect on a camera lens, the words "Directed by K.K." can be seen. This is a reference to Kenji Kamiyama, the director of the series.

Quotes:

Major Motoko Kusanagi: Look at the bright side, if this doesn't work, we can all go drown our sorrows at a nudie bar.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Daredevil (2003)

Soundtrack:

GET9

Brilliant

I'd been looking at the DVDs for a while, but the different titles on amazon confused me, so a complete boxed set of season 1 was excellent.

I'm a major fan of the movie, and i saw innocence recently, which was stunningly animated, even if it occasionally went up it's own backside with the philosophy side of things.

The series and the movies need to be treated as separate entities, both tell similar stories, but they were produced for different contexts. the animation in the series isn't as polished as the movie, but why would it be? there's an overarching storyline, but it doesn't get in the way of the standalone episodes which have their own separate stories. a few are a bit "huh, what?", but most are nice, compact and exciting, and work their way into the whole nicely. as to one of the other comments here, anyone who looks at it as Anime for teen boys is missing the point, there's a real plot here, and real characters who work in a team dynamic, you need to watch again.....