Talk:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

Release date
When is it coming out? I'm very eager to see it! -- Cyde↔Weys 03:47, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Nothing has been announced yet, unfortunetly. --Liz 10:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Who put the "Q1 2007" their? Has it been stated that that is around the time they'll release it? --Rebirth 01:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

It has been announced that the Sci-Fi Channel (If you can believe it) will Air GITS:SAC SSS on on June 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET as part of their new Ani-Monday block. Here is the link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ 68.206.37.136 02:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

No merge?
I'm surprised Ned Scott didn't propose this page to merge into the main SAC page also... I'd oppose such a merger though. 132.205.93.88 23:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It hasn't come out yet, so.. I wasn't sure what to say about it... also, your oppositions is lacks logic. -- Ned Scott 05:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Why does it lack logic? It is a feature film with a new plot. Check out any film and you will see that sequels have different pages from the first film. Why this personal crusade to merge all under the sky? (pun intended) --Energman 17:48, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ... you seem to be confused, I am not in favor of merging this article. -- Ned Scott 06:22, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * you said "your opposition lacks logic" (edited to be readable). I say his opposition can be backed up--Energman 09:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Heh, didn't notice my typo. I was talking about his opposition on other GITS articles. I do not disagree with him on the matter of this article. -- Ned Scott 09:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

alternative poster
poster, this one is probably an early version. Cliché Online 17:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio on plot section
A lot of the plot section is taken directly from http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/47_/index.html. It needs to be written. kollision 15:54, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I rewrote the entire plot section, so that should solve the copyright violation issue. I removed the revision notice at the top of the page since it seems unnecessary now. TankRamp 05:03, 9 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The rewritten plot section contains numerous errors, some quite large. As an example, the plot section says "The Tachikoma kept a record of the Major's conversation with Koshiki, but insisted it had no value after Koshiki died. Batou's own memory of the conversation may have been altered." whereas the actual scene (per the official english sub and dub) says that the Tachikomas SHOULD have a record of the conversation, but claim that it was erased in the white out when he died. It is, in fact, Batou that says that while he was also listening to the conversation (his exact words are "Yeah, sort of"), it doesn't matter anymore. So, as you can see, the plot section is just confused about what's actually going on in places. Other problems would include using different spelling (Siak instead of Seok, for example) than the official translation, or even completely different terms or incorrect translations ("Kifu Aged", a half-translation, instead of "Noble Rot Senior Citizen", the official translation which even has a line of dialog explaining why they use the term). Somebody who has the time should go over the plot section to try to weed out these kinds of errors. Guspaz 09:13, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

With regards to the plot section, it's written that "Kugutsu Mawashi can be roughly translated to "Puppeteer". Within the rest of the plot section, the phrase Kugutsu Mawashi is then used. Would it not be easier for an English-speaking audience to just refer to this mysterious entity as the Puppeteer, instead of using Japanese that the casual reader might mistake for a specific person's name? I'm therefore changing all references of "Kugutsu Mawashi" to "the Puppeteer." After all, most people will see this movie subbed and the sub for the entity will be in the English. Thus, if someone sees the movie and comes here for plot clarification, they may become confused reading the Japanese. I know it's an imperfect translation but it can't be helped. Or am I just nuts here??


 * I'm editing it back. It's not appropriate to refer to Kugutsu Mawashi as 'the Puppeteer', because the Puppeteer is another character within the Ghost in the Shell canon, and it's never stated (or even directly implied) that the Puppeteer and Kugutsu Mawashi are the same character. Wait for an official translation. TankRamp 21:54, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Added: Also, I know the other character's name is technically 'the Puppet Master', and not 'the Puppeteer', but they're close enough to be confusing. I think character confusion is a bigger deal than having to read romaji. Of course, if the final translation is 'the Puppeteer', we can always change it back. TankRamp 22:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Puppeteer is what the English release uses. Argel1200 00:59, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Spoilers out of spoilers section
Since the Tachikoma were 'destroyed' in the ending of 2nd Gig, I believe that listing the Tachikoma on the Voice Cast is kind of giving up the plot of the movie (they 'reappear' halfway of the movie), and therefore should be removed from the voice cast list, or listed as ??? or something. Just a thought. 201.153.114.233 04:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Hay, thanks for shining that big old spotlight on the very detailed spoiler there, jerk. The spoiler section lists a very rudimentary plot outline, I see no relevant details.  I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out.  I figured they would be back, but the hows, whens, and whys, I would have preferred to see the film.  Thanks again.  Love, Tarkaan 00:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It's hardly a spoiler. At the end of 2nd Gig, they shove their memories on the net. The "how" of them coming back is the major saying pretty much "I found them on the net", and that's it. That's not a spoiler, that's barely even a plot point. So, the how is only a spoiler if you consider the fact that they're back at all a spoiler. Convoluted logic, perhaps, but the point is that they gloss over everything except the fact that they're back so much so that them being back is the only thing that matters. Guspaz 09:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Fixing Links
I'm not terribly sure how to do this, but can someone redirect the Rhizome link under Trivia from the botanical term to the philosophical? It seems more appropriate. - Eltargrim (Sorry, stealth edit)


 * Fixed. Jez crow 18:58, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Opening and Ending songs translation
You erase english translation of the lyrics as copyvio ? Weird ... It is a FREE translation of russian lyrics i can't get it ...

Kanji Palm Tatoo.
Is there anyways to get it in a .jpeg rather than .pdf or whatever?

Striking Resemblance
Anyone else notice that this movie is a remake of the first Ghost in the Shell film but adapted to the Stand Alone Complex storyline with several plot changes?
 * There were some things that did homage to the original, but that's about it. Fatalis 15:49, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed the series has always payed homage to the original movie. --76.84.18.123 (talk) 22:57, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

The identity of the mysterious hacker behind Kugutsu Mawashi.
(Based largely on discussion I found over three pages here, http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=33978 I would like to add the following explanation of the story: Jez crow 20:11, 16 April 2007 (UTC))

//Deleted - Moved to page on Kugutsu_Mawashi Jez crow 01:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)//


 * That's really interesting, and I was wondering about that, too. If you can get a more respectable source than a forum (from personal experience I know that the best analysis often comes from forums, but it's Wikipedia policy not to list forums as a source), it would be okay to include it as a plot interpretation in the main article, I think.  The summary would probably have to be shorter though, linking to the full theory at the source. TankRamp 15:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I also agree with this interpretation and feel that mention of this alternate view should at least be mentioned in some form in the summary. - Chris, Devoted GITS fan. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.105.153.44 (talk) 18:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC).


 * Thanks. Also I made some snapshots from the film which kind of support the theory.  Basically if you look of the rack of remotes when Motoko (as Chroma) returns to her safehouse there are 3 spaces:  Chroma, Young Motoko, and the Civil Servant (from right to left).  This is shown (proved?) when K.M. hacks her memory.  In his final scene, he (the Civil Servant) steps out of the rack, after it pans across showing all Motoko's remotes and who goes where.  Jez crow 23:23, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay I've summarised for this page and moved my big chunk to K.M.s page. I looked at similar sections on interpretation on wiki pages for David Lynch's films and a few others.

Also, if someone could comment whether the picture should or shouldn't be included here, thanks. If someone deletes it, then OK. Jez crow 01:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think the picture should definitely be included. It clarifies the theory.  I also saw the interpretation sections in the wiki pages for Lynch's films (is there an overlap between GITS fans and Lynch fans?) and thought they added a lot to the entries.  I personally don't have any problem with interpretation sections, especially when they're as well-substantiated as this one is.  I was only worried about editors coming in who are bigger sticklers for policy.  When it comes down to it, though, this seems to be a fairly straight-forward, fact-based explanation of the plot, rather than an artistic interpretation.  If the Lynch interpretations can stay up, this one certainly can.  I guess it's good that it's put out there with a little bit of a disclaimer, since there's still a chance the theory isn't totally spot on, but probably nobody will have a problem with it.  Good add. TankRamp 23:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

If you Lynch's interpretations arebad, you should see the crazy shit in the 2001: A Space Odyssey article. I think this shit should fly. 142.162.137.27 00:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This should go? Why?  As it is wrong or because this is inappropriate?  Surely the test is if someone finds it worthwhile reading?  Anyway, cheers!

Can't wait for the Official release with official translation! (Also a better image too) Hopefully it will be less cryptic than the fansub. For instance, apparently there is a line missing where Motoko tells Batou she found the Tachikomas' Memory Files in cyberspace, after she saves Togusa. Then we will know. Jez crow 01:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Possible Trivia?
The scene where Batou and the Major point guns at eachother seems to mirror the scene in Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocense, where they do the same.

Another thing is, the black cat that seems to hack the cyborg in the robotic suit's eyes, could possible be a homage to the black cat in The Matrix trilodgy. (In the GitS:SAC:2nd Gig trivia it actually states that they pay homage to the helicopter matrix scene, most likely because The Matrix was inspired in part by the first Ghost in the Shell movie.) It's not too far of a stretch but I don't want to add it if someone's just going to remove it.

142.163.43.250 13:11, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

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Does it honestly matter? I mean, it's a DVD cover. Do people even copyright DVD covers? I don't think so. No one's making any money off of wikipedia having a picture of a DVD cover. Except maybe Manga who's getting free advertisement because of it. 71.126.192.8 12:44, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I've just placed fair use rationale on the image description page. -- Kyok o  12:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Sci-Fi airing
The article has been edited to state that the Sci Fi channel aired this widescreen....but I could have sworn it wasn't. The image that they uploaded could have been easily edited/cropped to make it look widescreen, but I don't know why someone would intentionally lie like this.
 * I watched it when it came on and it was fullscreen. I remember being very disapointed that it was shown fullscreen and not widescreen, becuase i personally prefer widescreen. 151.203.145.104 06:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

It was definitely NOT aired in widescreen. This needs to be corrected.

The widescreen VERSION was broadcast in full screen. Note that the SciFi logo in the image is distorted, since the screen cap has been compressed in the vertical to achieve the proper aspect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.61.49.25 (talk) 00:49, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Names change of Ka Gae Ru and Ka Ruma
Hi, just wondered why the names have changed? Kagael and Karam don't sound very Japanese? Have they changed in the English translation, because in previous GitS all the names are Japanese? I haven't seen the English dub. Was thinking of changing them back to the original Japanese names. Tx Jez crow 12:35, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The official translation names them as "Ka Gael" and "Ka Rum" (their names are even part of the titles of chapters 1 and 3 on the DVD, "Death of Colonel Ka Gael" and "Pandora's Box ~Infiltration of Ka Rum's Mansion"). So neither verseion is correct. But then again, the article gets most of the names wrong. The official name is "Raj Puhto" (Chapter 13, "The 14th Man ~Tailing Raj Puhto"), but the article has "Raj Poot". There are a ton of such errors in the article. Somebody should go through the official translation and correct these mistakes. Guspaz 09:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Cool. I think the incorrect names are those from the fansub.  However, I did wonder about that 'l' in Gael.  I didn't think Japanese used this letter.  I guess they are supposed to Malaysian, but I don't know anything about that.  It's irrelevant I guess.  Cheers.  Jez crow 12:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)  (Still waiting for my DVD)

movi contents
is it in english or japanese or does it have an option on the disc that asks you?

pretty simple argument, don't you think?

Hideo Kuze
the article say Hideo Kuze no longer loved her... i didn't recall this, they have a special childhood bond but not much were said about them. The supported reason of her leaving should instead be due to the inability of PS9 to save him; a more likely reason to "take it out on the system" and quit. Akinkhoo 12:57, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the above comment, to say that the Major left Section 9 because "Kuze no longer loved her" is completely unsupported by anything that occurred during the 2nd Gig. In fact, Kuze's last words to the Major were something to the effect of I'll be waiting out in the net for you, hardly a rejection of feelings. Throughout the 2nd Gig it is clearly, if subtly, established that the Major and Kuze share a deep bond, she indirectly referred to him as her first love, and their time spent buried underground showed they still had an emotional connection. I really think that comment about Kuze not loving her needs to be removed. If Kuze was indeed involved with her disillusionment, it might be because of losing him just as she found him again, but not because of rejection by him. DejitaruMusouka

The Theory About Mawashi
I have serious problems with the proposed "theory" that "Once Kusanagi became disillusioned after realizing Hideo Kuze no longer loved her, she left the physical world of Section 9 to "sojourn in the net"". This should not be included in the article because it's demonstrably false.

Firstly, as a reference to the theory, the Ghost in the Shell I film is given. However, we know that the Stand Alone Complex does not continue the film timeline, so it is impossible for this to have taken place.

Secondly, it is quite clear from events in the Solid State Society film itself that the Major was not sojourning on the net, and was simply conducting her own private investigations.

Thirdly, the Major did not leave Section 9 because she was disillusioned about Kuze not loving her: as mentioned in the film, she was disillusioned with Section 9 itself, and having to work within its restrictions. It is far more plausible that it was the assassination of Kuze that sparked this disillusionment, because she was ultimately unable to save him.

Fourthly, unless I'm missing something, the scenes with Kuze in 2nd Gig at no point imply that love (or lack of love) between the Major and Kuze was an issue. The real issue at stake was having someone to confide in, to depend on (perhaps platonic love, but that's about it). The Major states (in the scene where they are trapped together in the container) that she thinks she has someone to confide in, which I took to mean Batou, while Kuze states that she's lucky, and that he's still searching for that someone. The imagery of Batou carrying the "cross" in this scene was a symbol of him carrying the Major's problems and issues, carrying her suffering.

A far more plausible theory is that the Major's subconscious longings, without the support or help of Batou (and Section 9, to some extent) - her constant search for meaning, her internal struggles - caused her subconscious to act on its own, and ultimately develop into an entity in its own right that could act independently without her knowledge.

Regardless of my own speculation, the point is that there is plenty of evidence to suggest that this theory is just simply incorrect, and it should be removed. krou 15:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I concur and think that the sentence should be removed or altered to reflect the correct plot or no assumption should be made. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.105.153.44 (talk) 20:13, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with the above statements made by Krou. --76.84.18.123 (talk) 23:11, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

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Translated Terms
Could someone update this to use the terms in the Official translated version rather than the current terms - eg. Puppeteer rather than Kugutsu Mawashi, Noble Rot Senior rather than Kifu Aged/Old-aged, etc. Antisora 15:17, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Extended Edition/ Adult Footage
Is this cut from the DVD release? It says at the beginning of the article Sci Fi aired the Adult version. After watching my own DVD I can't find anything that would have to be blurred out. Does this mean there are two versions of the movie, and I've wasted my money on the shorter cut? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.33.183 (talk) 21:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I saw the sci-fi channel version, it was uncut but they censored one scene of the film. During Aramaki's hospital visit the android nurses wear thongs, their behinds are blurred white on the screen.


 * How tame for such a warning! --76.84.18.123 (talk) 23:13, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

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"Loki, Conan, Max and Musashi are the names of four android agents belonging to Motoko Aramaki in Ghost in the Shell 2: Man/Machine Interface." Cool... But to who are they given in SSS? Lacrymocéphale 08:33, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Small Edit
Just made a small edit for the ending quote, its not "Then net is indeed vast and infinite", but "The net is truly vast and infinite."-- Aridnyk 13:11, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

production info
i'm not good with adding production info into the article i have found a source though that could help expand it. for me, it'll take all day just to find what is key info. .Bread Ninja (talk) 23:05, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

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