The WORST episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Every episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex!

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

Last Updated: 11/17/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
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DOUBLE THINK - Event Boundary
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#1 - DOUBLE THINK - Event Boundary

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2022

The Section 9 crew start living their regular lives as if nothing ever happened — and the only one who finds it strange is Kusanagi.

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NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War
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#2 - NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/23/2020

The United States, 2045. Working as mercenaries, the Major and her team, including newbie Stan, defend a gated town from outlaws. Togusa takes a call.

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AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall
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#3 - AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2020

Armed by a generous patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones. Togusa accepts a new mission from Japan's peace-seeking Prime Minister.

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MAVERICK - MIA
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#4 - MAVERICK - MIA

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2020

As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by a mysterious American organization seeking to employ them.

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SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide
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#5 - SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2020

While researching the team's disappearance and John Smith, Togusa takes a calculated risk. The GHOST members question the true nature of their mission.

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PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God
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#6 - PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2020

Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.

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DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel
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#7 - DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2020

Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.

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PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery
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#8 - PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2020

Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his delayed team. Then some amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun.

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ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa's Death
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#9 - ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa's Death

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/2020

The Major and Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans. She orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the Prime Minister.

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IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle
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#10 - IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/23/2020

Problems arise for Section 9 after one of the three post-humans in Japan murders several politicians, then targets the Prime Minister's father-in-law.

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NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout
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#11 - NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2020

Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.

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EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-Year-Olds
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#12 - EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-Year-Olds

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/2020

Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program while the Major and Togusa search for clues about the post-human middle school student Takashi Shimamura.

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NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N
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#13 - NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/23/2020

Togusa has a strange episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Shimamura. When he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate.

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CLOSE CALL - I've Awoken
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#14 - CLOSE CALL - I've Awoken

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2022

US special operations forces join the Section 9 team in their fight against a relentless posthuman named Suzuka Mizukane.

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FACTOR - 1A84
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#15 - FACTOR - 1A84

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/23/2022

While extracting information from Kukushkin, the Section 9 team uncovers some shocking information about an AI program developed by the US government.

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MEMORIES - Born in Heaven
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#16 - MEMORIES - Born in Heaven

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2022

Worried Purin might be a spy for the Americans, the Major sends out a crew of Tachikoma to look into her hidden past.

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ROOM 101 - Man's Search for Meaning
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#17 - ROOM 101 - Man's Search for Meaning

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2022

Togusa finally realizes that he's been trapped in his own memories — and suddenly finds himself in a devastated Tokyo in the year 2045.

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N-POWER - How to Build an Independent Nation
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#18 - N-POWER - How to Build an Independent Nation

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/2022

After hearing from Togusa, Batou and the others head to Tokyo. Back in Fukuoka, the Major learns that a posthuman has hijacked a nuclear submarine.

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TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT - Bridge of Promise
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#19 - TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT - Bridge of Promise

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2022

Resurrected as a full-body prosthetic cyborg, Purin tries to hitchhike her way to Tokyo. US special operations forces face Mizukane's wrath.

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DEMI DEUS - Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity
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#20 - DEMI DEUS - Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2022

Batou and the group get an update on the posthuman situation from Standard. The Major and Purin join the rest of the crew in Tokyo.

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LAST RESORT - A Long Slumber
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#21 - LAST RESORT - A Long Slumber

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2022

To take back control of the hijacked nuclear submarine, the Section 9 team targets Mizukane and Takashi Shimamura.

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OPERATION STANDOFF - The Battle Begins
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#22 - OPERATION STANDOFF - The Battle Begins

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2022

Shimamura wakes up and makes a desperate move, putting Kusanagi and her crew in an impossible position.

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DOOMSDAY - The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
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#23 - DOOMSDAY - The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/23/2022

Kusanagi and her team do everything they can to stop the US from implementing their draconian plan to end the nuclear standoff with "N."

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DOMINO EFFECT - Silly Kukushkin
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#24 - DOMINO EFFECT - Silly Kukushkin

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/2022

Members of Section 9 seek out a man named Philip Kukushkin, a Russian national who seems to know a lot about the creation of posthumans.

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DI:  Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
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#25 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2004

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is put on full display. A Japanese National named Gino, who suffered through the horrors of Non-Nuclear World War IV, the Second Vietnam War, now passes his days as a helicopter pilot for the chairman of a media conglomerate. His cushy job, however, does not take away the sheer internal pain that Gino is facing. As he moves through his isolated existence, Gino leaps between reality and fantasy. However, he keeps his dementia solely to himself. Having no one to help him, his condition continues to worsen.

Directors: Kenji Kamiyama
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