Details

Release year: 2002

Storyline

The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.

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Cast

Shirô Saitô — Gondo
Atsuko Tanaka — Major Motoko Kusanagi, Motoko Kusanagi, Kuroma
Osamu Saka — Chief Daisuke Aramaki, Daisuke Aramaki
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn — Major Motoko Kusanagi

Did you know

• There are two sources for the title of the show. The first is the text at the beginning of the first episode, where it describes the psychology of some of those without cybernetic implants. Essentially, they have a "Stand Alone Complex"; they feel that they "stand alone" from the rest of humanity who have cybernetic implants, which allow those with them to communicate at any time with anyone who also has implants. The second source is a reference to the story itself. The term is used to describe an event where multiple people who have no associations with each other and are not part of a common group(thus they "stand alone"), through similar actions, seem to work together towards a common goal. This "complex" is referenced a number of times in the story, mainly about the laughing man case, but also in reference to a few other cases the group encounters.

• The text revolving around the Laughing Man's logo reads: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." This is actually a quote from J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye"; additionally, the Laughing Man's name comes from a short story of the same name by Salinger.

• In the "Tachikoma Ready-Room" you can sometimes hear a faint noise. It's the familiar computer sound from the old Star Trek (1966) series.