By the way, during the police press conference, was the person who hacked in and said, “If you lie again this time, I’ll delete you,” real or fake?
Well…?
That was a self-performance by the agents of Yakushima.
The reason he finally got up from his heavy chair was because of the workshop facility (the fact that he stood up from his wheelchair was a sign of that).
>>24I wonder if the performance at the reunion afterwards was self-promotion.
It was unexpected that the imitators gathered there at the SAC.
I think the press conference is genuine.
It seems like the person was saying they are fed up too.
But I feel like it’s crazy for someone real to say that they have to delete it.
Since it is not explicitly stated in the play, it’s unclear whether it is genuine or a fake.
There are fakes, some of whom are just joy-seeking imitators, and then there are those who are tracking the movements of the real culprit, making it hard to understand.
I think there are various factors mixed in with that press conference incident.
In the context of the story, it probably feels like Aoi-kun.
Personally, I support the theory that the stray Laughing Man, influenced by Aoi-kun, made an assassination threat driven by his emotions, just as Aoi-kun was inspired by the original Laughing Man.
The bureaucrats who see the first Laughing Man and think, “Oh, I can use this well,” are scary.
>>8Criminals who hide their faces have no right to speak.
>>8The way they quickly come up with a fake ransom demand right after the kidnapping incident is just insane.
It feels like that hacking was also influenced by multiple sources, so it’s not just a single person’s statement.
>>9In that case, I wonder how that hacked person managed to survive…
That’s unfair!
Your emotions and various aspects are full of gaps, aren’t they, Aoi-kun…?
It’s just that they’re so skilled that they haven’t been caught.
The way Aoi talks is unusually subdued for her, and her manner of speaking is ominous; I can’t tell if she’s a different person from the one I know or if it’s just a matter of character inconsistency.
>>15The impression that I thought it was a boy based on the way the first incident was described was right on the mark…
It feels like there’s something fishy about this, but the groundwork was properly laid.
Looking back now, the members of Section 9 are too light on their feet and too exceptional.
Thanks to Manager Aramaki, I can move freely.
After watching until the end, I think doubts will arise about whether Aoi-kun threatens in a way that implies he will kill.
The philosophy seems to be about exposing wrongdoing and punishing the garbage to correct it, but it doesn’t seem to involve killing in that regard.
>>17Because the first scene that captured public attention was the one where he threatens Mr. Serrano with a revolver, I feel like the image of the imitators that followed has ingrained the idea that the Laughing Man does not shy away from violence.
The theory that the red-hatted person who was rushing in for an interview is the original Laughing Man.
The theory that the detective with the same voice and a bruise on his face was involved in corporate extortion, known as the Laughing Man theory.
Etcetera
Does that mean there were multiple hackers at the Aoi level, since that scene wasn’t Aoi?
>>20Even if it doesn’t reach cyber hacking, there are those who spied and gathered information there, and also those who didn’t let the major catch their tails in that situation.
There are probably quite a few crazy talents in the wild.
More importantly, check this out! It’s a sketch of a key person of interest that I drew!
>>21…You… 😯
>>21Watching the explanation of false memories made me think, “Wow, it’s directly overwritten in the brain, that’s scary…”
>>25You will start to doubt the unnatural.
I will end up looking like the garbage collector from the movie version.
I want to experience that once, but I can’t really be aware of it…
It was Nanoha who infected SP.
>>30It was a lame virus, though.
An unexpectedly amazing peeping Tom old man.
>>31Yamachan’s ability to switch between roles is amazing.
>>32Oh, so that’s how it was.
Now that I think about it, it really is Yamachan…
>>31It’s a good thing it was a major, otherwise you could have been wiped out…
>>35That world is just too unsettling outside of Division 9…
>>44The Third World War has broken out and everything is in chaos…
>>47The Fourth Non-Nuclear World War is also happening!
>>44I think it’s a terrible situation in the fictional world, and one probably can’t survive without being that ruthless.
>>44There are too many organizations like the narcotics control (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) and the sea monster (Navy) or assassination squads.
>>52Matrix is too scary.
If at least one person doesn’t fight back, they’ll easily kill their comrades…
>>52The most unsettling is Section 9.
The narcotics control department is officially recognized, and Umibozu is a special unit within the Navy.
Unit 9 is doing whatever they want with no clear identity as an independent gang.
>>61What’s going on with those guys’ motivation…?
Aren’t you a workaholic?
>>74I understand that the section chief and Togusa are justice-oriented, but I wonder if Motoko and Batou are also doing it out of a sense of chivalry.
>>75Batou has a slight inconsistency at the core, which is why it turns out like that in SSS.
>>74About half of it is a team that exists because of the major’s charisma.
>>78There are many patterns where you get beaten up while clashing with the major and then get recruited into the team…
It’s tough that in that world, if you don’t undergo at least minimal surgery to become a cyborg, you can’t do anything.
If there’s an exceptional hacker, they can do unbelievable things.
It’s amazing that both the major and the section chief’s deductions are correct, even from the freaks on the bulletin board and news commentators.
I wonder if the people at the server company for information terrorism are also skilled.
I thought that high-grade casual wear would be normal in the near future, but it seems that’s not really the case…
>>38That’s probably the major’s hobby, which also serves as a way to guide the gaze…
>>38It’s amazing that Major’s body, being a universal body that is everywhere, is so popular.
In that world, the concept of beauty and ugliness seems to have significantly collapsed, and have people grown tired of the ultimate beautiful girl body imagined by designers?
Nanao is a terrifying guy, really…
Aramaki was suspicious of self-promotion.
Nanao stated that while he implanted a slow-acting virus, he was not the one who hacked the press conference.
Considering the true character’s traits, there is a sense of discomfort in the way they speak, but that alone cannot determine that it is fake.
However, there are depictions later on where the real thing finally starts to take action.
Conclusion: I didn’t understand! How was it?
The matter of the virus related to inquiries around Nana-O.
When I first listened to the story, I had no idea what was going on, but it’s amazing that Ishikawa noticed that…
>>43I guess there were a lot of the same words when I searched within the page…
>>46Since there are external memory devices and AI like OP-chan.
It seems like the tedious task of transcribing all the interviews and searching through them will be finished quickly.
It looks peaceful, but it’s actually the world after a nuclear war.
>>45I wonder if it looks peaceful… It might look that way…
The way they quickly fabricated the threat incident and the illusion of the Laughing Man from the Serano kidnapping to make a huge profit.
The corrupt politicians in that world are too capable.
>>48To be a corrupt politician in that world, you have to be smart, or it’s impossible…
The world of politics is like a demonic realm where spirits and monsters roam freely.
>>48If you’re not skilled, you’ll be caught by the genius in the wild.
I feel like I heard someone say that it’s fake if it’s just a collection of Laughing Man.
America is divided into three (the worst).
I hadn’t read the original, so at first I was constantly under the impression that Niihama City was in Tokyo.
Anime doesn’t really touch on that kind of background information, does it?
>>58Is it around Fukuoka?
>>58I kind of understand it, even in anime.
I have a memory that there were places around Shinhaman where the signs still had the old place names.
>>58There is no time to express anything other than the episode in visual works.
>>58The Awaji police station and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge are shown.
>>66Harima Academy Research City and Kenbishi are directly in Hyogo.
The Kembishi side seems to be in the industry of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, but it feels like it just has the name from Kembishi Sake Brewing.
It’s amazing how TV commentators and online debaters make somewhat pointed statements in that world.
I remember the guidance sign for Okuradani Interchange coming up as evidence of the rampage.
Aren’t the politicians and bureaucrats in that world really smart?
>>67Those who aren’t smart have probably already died.
In the second half, Batou is doing bad things to the soldiers, too…
The Laughing Man incident is fine, but after the 11 individuals, the U.S. military becomes useless…!
>>69The perfect day for navigating the dense jungle has become quite a mess!
I think the Tokyo Metropolitan Government with two heads spewing smoke related to plutonium is a bit of a serious gag.
The police’s credibility is falling too much because of the interceptor.
The public security is still good because the stocks haven’t dropped.
I laughed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government being like that on the 2nd.
The content of the story is quite hard, but…
When considering the guerrilla team under the Prime Minister, the perception from those around is…
I wonder if useless politicians and rich people are just indulging in entertainment in a virtual space and not doing much work…
In the meantime, I feel like I’m going to be assassinated.
>>77That’s nice.
Cybernetic Body Erotic Party
>>79That episode is definitely strange!
>>90But if it’s anonymous, you’ll do it, right?
>>91Ha! Your girlfriend is an 80-year-old male impersonator!
>>94Not knowing that, Batou insisted on meeting directly, and it was quite amusing…
>>96You’re too pure despite doing a job like this…
>>101You’re not investigating your opponent at all; that’s pretty careless, Batou.
That’s why you’re liked by Oshii and bullied.
>>105The story was able to be portrayed precisely because Innocence is a softie like Batou…
>>91I want to toy with a body that has no consciousness ~~~~
>>114Pseudo-sleep sex is nice, isn’t it…
>>77I want to work remotely.
Motoshi is calmly holding it back, but it’s a bundle of justice.
Hello…
Looking back now, the person from the first episode who was playing the body-swapping game with the geisha was too vulnerable.
In this world, quite a bit later, post-humans will emerge and Section 9 will be reorganized…
Nanao thinks that the manipulation of memories of those connected to him is more impressive than the matter of the slow-acting virus.
>>88You’ve actually got the talent to just be turned into a fake laughing man, after all.
>>88Ishikawa said that it doesn’t make sense to become a third party halfway through, but it’s amazing, isn’t it?
Politicians have too many private soldiers too casually.
It can be said that only the 9th Division is capable of objectively noticing the unrest within the police force.
It is finally maintained from a third perspective.
It’s sad that Togusa is ultimately going to get a divorce…
The section chief was able to find time to visit his grandchild.
The wealthy person had a large number of maid androids, so their fetishes really show, huh?
I wonder what happened to that kid who was kidnapped by the anti-cyber terrorist in the end…
I don’t want to peep.
I wonder if the “nuclear power plant in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government” was something taken from the book “Nuclear Power Plants in Tokyo.”
It truly is a hard-to-replace charm to have only highly capable people and unlimited access to the latest equipment.
Whether the demanding work is worth it or not is another question.
The Sunflower Association has become a sacrifice…
Chlordane was working surrounded by dolls that were more expensive than Ferraris.
Colonel Toneda had some cute little samurai around him, and if the guy he liked had money, of course he would do it.
When I think about it like that, the outlier is the diplomat’s son who was surrounded by Julie.
>>104That guy has a possessiveness and a desire to be pampered that are more complicated than lust and sexual desire.
The guests on that world television station are also excessively smart.
Maybe fundamentally, if you’re not smart, you can’t do a job that earns money…
The Ground Self-Defense Force has good taste in operators.
Take more pictures.
Aren’t you afraid of cyber sclerosis?
I’m impressed that the panic settled down in that world.
>>109It might be treated like something akin to cancer, and I really don’t want that… but I probably won’t become that… it might be something like that.
>>119Muraisu works, you know…
>>125I knew that all along!
Since the major has disappeared, should we bring in a newcomer and reorganize?
It’s nice to see the subtle expressions of the department heads as they look at the hobbies of their former boss, who is confined to a hospital bed.
>>112In the original version, the former boss is simply portrayed as more of a villain, and the department head is on the side that confronts him, so it’s easy to understand why they are depicted that way. However, since they no longer oppose each other, it has turned into something amusing and interesting.
>>112The section chief has probably known him for a while, but I wonder if he didn’t know the colonel’s hobbies.
If I may say, I wish they would use an entire episode just for the major’s friend.
But it’s too scary that my data could be hacked because of playing around in the parlor…
What’s going on in their consciousness, anyway…?
>>116Well, it’s more that having a hobby of swapping brains with a maiko robot is something else…
>>121Trying to TS into a live body with a robot instead of in cyberspace is quite a peculiar hobby.
Although they are politicians, they have risen to power in a country that has just gone through intense warfare, so the type that relies on populism or swing voters is not prominent; instead, they mostly have strong connections through money or violence.
This work sometimes features incredibly cute characters like the major’s lesbian friend or a terrorist leader.
>>122I like the person with the Matri voice from the folding umbrella during the body replacement.
Jungle Route… Rusty Silver Medal… Last of the First Term… Innocence…
It’s the beginning of the purge!
I think it’s quite impressive that the division chief could reorganize Division 9 again 15 years after the Laughing Man incident while balancing on a tightrope in that world.
What Togusa-kun was profiling as childish was not about Aoi-kun, but also referred to the imitators of the new generation.
I couldn’t help but remember Kurusu getting vaccinated in the thumbnail from when the pandemic was spreading.
>>133Murai is effective…
Did we end up not knowing the true identity of Fukami after all?
>>134That said, I feel like that person is ultimately just a minor player too.
If I have to bend, it must be mixed with self-deprecation, right?
>>134I only know that there are people within the police who are connected to Yakushima.
President Serano, the otter…
>>135I was already developing cyber hardening syndrome, and then I got blown away by a bomb terrorist attack…
In summary, while there are a number of cases, cybernetic hardening disease is quite a rare condition compared to the number of cybernetic enhancements.
While there is not zero risk, can it be said that there is a reason not to pursue cyberization in relation to its returns? For the majority, it likely does not reach that level of concern…
>>137I also viewed it as being related to cars and traffic accidents.
The fixer is too strong; I don’t want to be a manager in this world!
Serano works well, you know…
When I have a headache, Loxonin really works… or something like that.
After watching it for about three weeks, I finally went “Oh… oh…!” at the commentator’s remark in episode 5.
I’m sorry, but I always fill my mind with the scenery of modern Japan in episode 2 of SAC where Tachikomas and tanks are running.
>>144The proof of the runaway was made with a lot of effort because I intended to go for awards, so it can’t be helped.
That story has an incredibly high level of entertainment quality.
>>148We are Ghost in the Shell! (Outward appeal)
>>150This is the only place where the people who know Ghost in the Shell will be the most confused.
>>152I feel like in the original work, when the section was established, the director just said to the major, “For the creation of Ghost in the Shell.”
>>174Apart from that place, it’s usually just the Public Security or Section 9 that gets mentioned.
>>178It’s the police! I feel like the major also said that.
It’s an extremely convenient expression, but…
>>152At first, I thought it was intentionally a different name.
I guess the name is probably well-known since it’s said to really exist…
>>150“I laughed at the line ‘I’ve never seen an attack ship like that before.'”
>>148In the end, there’s no obligation to align with the lieutenant’s imagination.
Even though it’s a copy, it’s quite deteriorated, and in the flow of boasting about the body, it almost feels like it could kill the parents.
>>155It’s not a copy, it’s a real brain.
>>163Did that researcher take it out from the corpse!?
You’ve got some incredible skills…
>>170Since it’s a world where cyberization is normal, isn’t it somewhat automated?
>>170In a world where cyberization is commonplace, it was not allowed during one’s lifetime due to religious reasons.
I asked to be immediately digitized after I died, essentially being revived and put onboard a tank.
Since it is a specialized research facility, they should have the equipment for cybernization as well.
“I want to say while I’m still alive that I even had them go out of their way to make an unapproved stamp!”
It feels like the opposite of being amazed that Aoi-kun, despite being a top-class hacker, can’t match the darkness of the world is Fukami.
Sister, could you change your leg position?
The police even hide their exact profession from their wives…
>>151It’s one thing if it’s just public security, but given the nature of Section 9…
There is also the risk of being targeted.
>>159Moreover, the only one with the real name Togusa other than Aramaki is…
>>151That’s normal in reality too.
Yes! My job is to polish the instruments of the police band!
>>151If it becomes known, there is a possibility that my wife could be kidnapped and extorted, and since there will be a light investigation into her family when we get married, even if my wife is great, the reactions from those around her…
Even members of high-security sections of the Self-Defense Forces do the same.
I’m not really thinking about it now, but it’s interesting that Hiyama-san is the caster.
Batou is doing it too.
>>153Hiyama appears in supporting roles once in a while, right?
A big-built, timid bartender who also acts as an informant.
>>160Was that Nobuyuki Hiyama?!
>>171Make sure to listen to the voice properly and watch the ending cast as well.
Aoi-kun isn’t completely inactive due to that series of incidents; he’s actually doing just fine.
Voices from Division 9 can be heard from the mob.
There was a consideration that the reporter wearing a hunting cap was unusually capable, so maybe he was the original one who first published the paper on cyber hardening disease.
It’s not that I dislike the main story, but I want to see more standalone episodes!
Although it’s a work from 20 years ago, it’s still interesting to see now, making this piece a masterpiece.
>>162I think it’s the most interesting anime of this season.
>>172Now, with supplementary comments, it’s much easier to understand than it was back when the internet wasn’t available.
>>162At that time, I felt that the animation quality was at its peak.
Looking at it now, it indeed feels like there is less information per screen, giving a sense of nostalgia.
>>173When I first watched the OP, I wondered if I had picked the wrong anime.
>>181The CG teeth are creepy!!
>>181As for the OP’s visuals, well… there was a sense of “What is this?”
You can change your face as much as you want.
You could say that “Beauty Is Within Us” is a song proving our insanity, and the way we put our effort into it is amazing.
You said it was a security guard job.
I can’t help it because I’ve received so much care from you, sis!!
>>180What is it, sis… Don’t scare me like that!
Even though it was rebroadcast several times and I watched it on TV and such…
I felt a strange sense of correctness that this was made in 16:9 20 years ago.
The name of the international rescue team that was created by tricking various people into securing the budget is probably the “Ghost in the Shell.”
It was a work at just the right timing, almost acceptable for the age of the CG.
>>185The CG in GIS looks so old now…
It felt very rough with things like full-automatic capitalism or standalone episodes.
But this is written by Kamiyama-san…
Sato Suzuki and Watanabe Tanaka
The part that feels the oldest in the main story might be the areas that have a lot of quirks due to the animation director’s influence.
I think the one who hacked the press conference was a child from a vocational rehabilitation facility.
I think that’s why the public security marked the welfare facility, and Aoi, who was using it as a hideout, had no choice but to take action.
The first opening I saw was the one from GET9.
>>194It’s the terrestrial broadcast version.
I also joined after that.
>>194The OP that was airing on Sky Perfect and others varies slightly depending on the timing, you know.
There are too many copycat offenders.
>>195I was truly stunned by the ending, where it turned out that even Aoi might have been someone else’s imitation amidst a crowd of imitators.
>>201In a world where that information itself could become a different type of life form.
The message that there might not be anything original left anywhere is nice, isn’t it?
I think it’s the Tachikoma and CG from the main story, but they are really well done over there.
![[Gundam GQuuuuuuX] Even though you’re a Newtype, you’re so insensitive, Egusabe-kun.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/b96ae33d.jpg)
![[Apocalypse Hotel] I finally finished watching up to episode 10.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/f789346c.jpg)
![[Manga] The magic trick that everyone tried to master as kids but couldn’t is trending, lol.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bf53dd2f.jpg)
![[Rune Factory] I’m sorry, but I live behind the general shrine.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/af0f4933.jpg)
![[Manga Time Kirara] Tell me your favorite couple in Kirara.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/7f363a8b.jpg)
![[Fullmetal Alchemist] I have no certainty, but I feel like Envy is the weakest among the homunculi.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/da613d5c.png)
![[Thunder thunder thunder] I thought this cover was sexy… so I bought it, and it turned out to be more interesting than I expected.](https://otaku-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/d303d5fc.jpg)