Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society (2006) Episodes Genres Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Director Kenji Kamiyama Country Runtime 108 minutes Rating Not enough votes Cast Atsuko Tanaka | Motoko Kusanagi / Kuroma (voice) Osamu Saka | Daisuke Aramaki (voice) Akio Ôtsuka | Batou (voice) Kôichi Yamadera | Togusa (voice) Yutaka Nakano | Ishikawa (voice) Tôru Ôkawa | Saito (voice) Takashi Onozuka | Paz (voice) Taro Yamaguchi | Borma (voice) Sakiko Tamagawa | Tachikoma (voice) Oki Sugiyama | Proto (voice) Masahiro Ogata | Azuma (voice) Eri Oono | Operator (voice) Eiji Sekiguchi | Akafuku (voice) Yoshiko Sakakibara | Kayabuki (voice) Tesshô Genda | Nakamura Bucho (voice) **Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC Language: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Region: Source- Region 1 is now REGION FREE Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 7 Rating: UNRATED Studio: Manga Video DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007 Run Time: 750 minutes** Major Kusanagi and the rest of Public Security Section 9 hit the ground running as the second season of Stand Alone Complex (2004) begins: Their new adventure centers on a complex mystery even more dangerous than the case of the Laughing Man. Terrorist incidents linked to the mistreatment of Asian refugees after World War IV threaten to ignite a powder keg in Japan. Kusanagi, Batou, and even Chief Aramaki chafe when they're drafted to protect Prime Minister Kayabuki from would-be assassins. But the threats to the government are linked to the Individual Eleven, a cell that recalls the May 15th Incident. (On May 15, 1932, a group of junior naval officers and army cadets assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, ensuring that power would remain in the hands of the militarists.) The members of the Individual Eleven--except for Hideo Kuze, their charismatic leader--commit mass suicide in a bloody spectacle that recalls the theatrical death in 1970 of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Kuze's campaign to win political freedom for the refugees grows increasingly violent, involving suicide bombers, Russian mobsters selling stolen plutonium, and strained relations between Japan and an Imperial America that is trying to reassert its military dominance in the face of economic weakness. And what role does the devious, hideously scarred intelligence officer Kazundo Gohda play in these actions? The Tachikoma robots speculate that as they are abandoning collective consciousness and developing individuality, a dependence on the Net is leading humans in the opposite direction. That trend makes people more vulnerable to cyber-viruses involved in the plot--unless Section 9 acts in time. Most of the adventures take place in bleak, gray and brown settings, which contrast effectively with the bright, colorful cyberworld the Major and the Tachikomas visit. S.A.C.--2nd Gig continues the tight plotting, dynamic action sequences, and interesting character relationships that made the series a hit. (Rated 13 and older: violence, violence against women, brief nudity, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon **VOL1** Section 9, Japan's high-mobility anti-crime unit, is back in action! The Major's got her work cut out for her as she leads her team on a series of new cases now that the Laughing Man case has been closed. Uprisings over the treatment of a wave of Asian immigrants threaten the political landscape, and the new Prime Minister brings in Section 9 to offer their services - but on a much tighter leash than they're used to. After being reinstated, they must stop an assassin who is killing high-ranking officials, outmaneuver an incredibly talented thief, and unravel the reason a high-tech helicopter malfunctioned. And all under the supervision of the mysterious and disturbing man known as Gohda. **VOL2** On her first visit to one of the refugee areas, the Prime Minister receives a bouquet of flowers with a death threat in it. Section 9 is called in to provide round-the-clock security for her as they work to catch the would-be assassin. As they do their legwork, more and more links to the mysterious "Individual Eleven" are uncovered. Meanwhile, Togusa is trying to unravel the reason for a man's suspicious death, and it leads him into the bowels of Tokyo and a government cover-up. Then, Section 9 is ordered to transport some dangerous plutonium out of one of the refugee districts, and the creepy Gohda is once again given command of the operation. When it's all over, the Major and the rest of Section 9 try to figure out exactly how all of these things are linked together. These strange happenings can't all be coincidence. **VOL3** After their prior confrontations with Gohda, Section 9 continues their investigations into the man and his mysterious background. At the same time, they must stop a wave of suicide bombers who threaten the peace and safety of Japan. And even when they're off duty, trouble manages to find them, as Togusa finds himself brought up on charges for actions he took while off duty. The Major has troubles of her own as well. On a routine mission to field test some new recruits, she finds herself hacked and recalls a story that seems somehow familiar. Section 9 uncovers a suspicious file that they think is the Individual Eleven virus, and they begin tracking the man who attempted to assassinate the Prime Minister. **VOL4** While on the trail of Kuze, Section 9 tracks down the person who made his one-of-a-kind prosthetic face. There's only one problem - the designer is dead. And the person who killed his is Paz, or someone who looks exactly like him! Meanwhile, Section 9 has some downtime, which they put to good use. During a friendly poker game, Saito recounts his first encounter with the Major, when they were both looking down the barrel of each other's guns. But there's still a lot of work left to he done, as everyone tries to unravel the mystery of the Individual Eleven and discover the whereabouts of Kuze. **VOL5** The War at HomeThe Major following a lead on Kuze the lone member of the Individual Eleven who survived heads to Taiwan. There she becomes involved in some local trouble involving a kid and the local gangs. Then inexplicably Batou and the Major are assigned to an international task force to capture the terrorist Angel s Wing. And while they re halfway around the world in Berlin Section 9 continues their investigation. Back in Japan tensions at the Dejima refugee camp are on the rise; a full-scale confrontation looks imminent. the Major dives the net and attempts to hack the refugee cyberbrain to determine Kuze s location and stop them before the violence escalates any further! Then inexplicably Batou and the Major are assigned to an international task force to capture the terrorist Angel s Wing. And while they re halfway around the world in Berlin Section 9 continues their investigation. Back in Japan tensions at the Dejima refugee camp are on the rise; a full-scale confrontation looks imminent. the Major dives the net and attempts to hack the refugee cyberbrain to determine Kuze s location and stop them before the violence escalates any further! **VOL6** The revolutionary leader Kuze manages to elude Section 9 once more. There's no time for Section 9 to recover though, because soon the threat of a nuclear weapon has the entire city of Nagasaki evacuated. Section 9 must then rush to the scene and determine the true origins of the bomb. The government declares Martial Law, and sends in the Self-Defense Forces to restore order. As the group from Section 9 works to prevent a nuclear explosion and unravel the truth behind these events, one random shot escalates the conflict to new heights! Contains episodes 20-23. **VOL7** The Prime Minister has been taken into custody, but her removal from office is being kept secret. Aramaki and Togusa work to get to her so they can prevent a nuclear attack. In Dejima, the military begins its assault. The Major and some of Section 9 try their best to defuse the situation, and the injured Ishikawa tries to deliver the rest of the plutonium to the authorities to prove their case. During the fighting, the Major and Kuze become trapped beneath the rubble together. The Tachikomas inform her that there is a nuclear submarine just out of sensor range. Batou, meanwhile, gets the rangers who are pursuing them to stop fighting and listen to him. Things are starting to go Section 9's way, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch! Episodes: \# 24. Nuclear Power \# 25. This Side of Justice \# 26. Endless Gig Extras: \# Interview with Kenji Kamiyama (Director), Ken Nishida (Gohda), and Rikiya Koyama (Kuze) Season 1 will be up in about 14 hrs :P Download and utilize 100mbit speeds