Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)

Name: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Released: 2002
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Osamu Saka, Taimei Suzuki, Takashi Onozuka

TV-MA 25m 6.8/10 IMDb

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Crime

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Osamu Saka, Taimei Suzuki, Takashi Onozuka

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Hate crimes (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySex traffickingGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Hate crimes (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture