Episode
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER
Overview
After being shot, Togusa's in the hospital and about to go into surgery, but he is desperate to pass on what he's learned to the rest of Section 9. As Togusa fights for his life, the rest of Section 9 takes over the case, but others within the government have learned of the investigation and are not happy.
Details
- Series
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2003-08-01
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER is Episode 21 in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It aired on 2003-08-01. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 20: C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW
Togusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading micromachine corporation and an NGO called the Sunflower Society.
Episode 22: C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL
Motoko is about to be fitted for her new prosthetic body. But when the doctor arrives and begins the procedure, it's clear that she has no intent of letting Motoko out alive. Meanwhile, Aramaki receives a disturbing message that his brother has been kidnapped.
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Episode 23: C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX
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Episode 24: C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
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