Section 9 is a counterterrorist organization, but operates under the flag of Public Security. In place of traditional drama between characters we have philosophical discussions about all manner of things, whether identity or reality, and the element most interesting to me is this paramilitary team under the command of the most badass lady in science-fiction, operating in a seemingly major metropolitan city. Throughout the entire series, there’s this issue of new recruits and the team’s use of technology, in the smart tank robots, the Tachikoma. But the Chief continues to wonder about the organization, and it’s left ambiguous as to whether the Major will come back, just because she did one more job with them. Togusa took her leadership position instead of Batou, and they incorporated a number of new recruits into the fold. They found themselves unequipped to fully deal with the Dejima incident in 2nd Gig, or the unfolding Individual Eleven conspiracy as a whole, and as a result lost their star quarterback, who resigned and disappeared into the vastness of the net. One of the questions hanging over Solid State Society, the last piece of Stand Alone Complex material outside of the narrative-less video-game First Assault, is the nature of Section 9. Round the clock cherry blossom op… What do it mean? And the way that each respective investigation plays out and facilitates expression of law enforcement on the Major’s part especially… is fascinating. Because in the series, of course the two standalone complexes beget police intervention. One that must be policed, protected from itself. So when I do read something into it, that’s very exciting to me.Īnd so while my main man Kenji Kamiyama might be more interested in the standalone complex as a speculative sociological phenomenon, I see its utility as a reflection of and commentary on that society. You know, Stand Alone Complex was just so beyond me at all times, whether in high school, college, or now, I’m never really equipped to understand what it’s saying word-for-word. So where does that leave us with Stand Alone Complex and Utopia? Well, for whatever perverted and incredibly dark reason, it’s something I just can’t shake. It’s our mash-up culture, or those mock headlines leveled against clickbait outlets, like “How Pokemon Go is like Game of Thrones!” If you combine enough words that interest people, buddy, you’ve got yourself content! Top Ten Anime Babes! Top 50 Anime Babes!! But I’m not even on that level, with my paltry “ Halo and Religion, Ghost in the Shell and Feminism…” I put those in the damn promo… I need another topic for The Battle Beyond Planet X, why not fabricate an excuse to further discuss Ghost in the Shell under yet another arbitrary sociopolitical lens? It’s gotten me this far! If Section 9 from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was real, would the world be a better place? It seems like an odd question, one possibly born of contrivance.
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