“2030 New Port: Section 9 tackles cyber-crime cases while hunting the elusive hacker "Laughing Man."”
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
攻殻機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX
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2030 New Port: Section 9 tackles cyber-crime cases while hunting the elusive hacker "Laughing Man."
Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The story follows the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. The manga presents individual cases that Section 9 investigates, along with an ongoing, more serious investigation into the serial killer and hacker known only as “The Laughing Man.” (Source: Kodansha)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 42 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 36m approx
- Published Dec 2009 – Dec 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17717 catalog