This time around we’re discussing another great reason to board the Down with C.I.S. bus, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (2004). Let’s launch into it!

Mechs discussed:

Tachikomas

Jigabachi

JSDF Armed Suits

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Content warnings for this episode: Various types of physical and gun violence, sexual themes, refugee and race issues, and the atrocities of war.

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