Custom Picks: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society

This movie takes place 2 years after the events of 2nd Gig where Section 9 were trying to cope with a rash case of suicides and terrorist cases concerning ex-officials from the collapsed Siak Republic which led them to a terrorist plot using children as vectors for a cybernetic virus which revealed that an mysterious hacker nicknamed "The Puppeteer" is behind the entire series of events. Meanwhile, Togusa was in charge of the investigation and Major Mokoto Kusanagi resigned from Section 9 sometime after the Individual Eleven arc in 2nd Gig so she can conduct her own independent investigations and missions into subjects of her choice. Sadly, this is the only scene where Major was barefooted.

Ghost in the Shell (2026): Mokoto Kusanagi (Episode 10)

This is from the final episode where Mokoto (Major) was chatting with the Puppet Master about the philosophical ways of evolution from all life in the universe before they two fuse together. If you're familiar with the 1995 movie, this scene is pretty much the same but a few differences: unlike the movie's darker, serious and moody tone, this version is more lively, colorful and slightly faster.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Female Captives

This is from Episode 19 where Section 9 were investigating the mysterious kidnappings on young women by a North Territories Russian mafia called Blindfold Ivan, one of the girls is the former Japanese Prime Minister's daughter. The ringleader, Cruzkowa Bosyeltnov, wanted to use the girls' body parts to chop shops once they are killed, and all of their organs and cybernetic pieces are taken to be sold on the black market. Section 9 noted that the former Prime Minister had already downplayed the kidnappings in order to keep ties between Russia and Japan strong and due to Kusanagi's recommendation, he then revealed the kidnapping of the former Prime Minister's daughter to the public in order to create a national media event.