Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
攻殻機動隊 Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again. (Source: Anime News Network)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man is a ova with 1 episode, from Fall 2005, produced by Production I.G, rated 7.7/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Tags
- Police — Centers around the life and activities of law enforcement officers.
- Cyberpunk — Set in a future of advanced technological and scientific achievements that have resulted in social disorder.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Guns — Prominently features the use of guns in combat.
- Real Robot — Prominently features mechanical designs loosely influenced by real-world robotics.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Kuudere — Prominently features a character who generally retains a cold, blunt and cynical exterior, but once one gets to know them, they have a very warm and loving interior.