Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg, leads Section 9, a clandestine unit that battles terrorism and cyber warfare; she confronts The Laughing Man, a terrorist who has resurfaced from the past; Motoko and her team try to unmask his identity.
EPISODE 1
Section 9
Major Motoko Kusanagi tries to maintain law and order with his Section 9 unit, but in the age of cyborgs, the boundary between man and machine disappears.
EPISODE 2
Testation
A multi-legged battle tank gets out of control during a test after a hacker infiltrates the system, and Section 9 must try to stop the dangerous machine.
EPISODE 3
Android and I
Section 9 must find the person responsible for Jeri-type androids who are suddenly committing mass suicide due to a virus.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
A police detective makes discoveries about the Launching Man, but he is assassinated before his findings can be seen. Section 9 is sent to investigate.
EPISODE 5
Decoy
After six years of absence, the Laughing Man threatens to assassinate the Superintendent General of the police.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
Motoko and Paz attend a press conference to protect the Superintendent General from an attack; Section 9 continue to look for the Laughing Man.
John Swasey
Rikiya Koyama
Doug Stone
Yutaka Nakano
Barry Stigler
Liam O'Brien
Osamu Saka
Douglas Rye
Kari Wahlgren
Atsuko Tanaka
Michael McConnohie