7.625 minSeason 2 • Episode 26
LatestThe tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.
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.
Direction
Kenji Kamiyama's methodical staging elevates police procedural
Score
Yoko Kanno's jazz-fusion haunts every ghost dive
Writing
Laughing Man arc predicted internet anonymity wars
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Taimei Suzuki
Kubota (voice)
Takashi Onozuka
Paz (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Hideo Kuze (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Nasami Kurta (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Eiji Sekiguchi
Akafuku (voice)
Ayako Ito
Ran (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Sugi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Laughing Man logo directly inspired Anonymous's Guy Fawkes mask usage, making this anime accidentally prophetic about hacktivism culture.
Stand Alone vs Complex episode structure mirrors the show's themes: isolated incidents versus interconnected conspiracies.
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