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Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The series follows the exploits of Public Security Section 9, a special operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives.

The series is a "police action drama" comprised of individual cases and the underlying mystery of the Laughing Man.


**NOTE**

The second season which included another 26 episodes is called, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. And it ran from 1 January 2004 – 8 January 2005. Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG uncovers a significant amount of back-story that was only vaguely talked about during the first season, including information about the last world wars.