Anime like Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

What is Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man about?

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished

In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again.

Tags: Police , Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Philosophy , Guns , Real Robot , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Kuudere

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GHOST IN THE SHELL: Koukaku Kidoutai

Also known as Ghost in the Shell.

Studio: Production I.G , Bandai Visual , Kodansha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi

2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Philosophy , Urban , Robots , Cyborg , Police , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Noir , Dystopian , Crime , Guns , Espionage , Nudity , Gore , CGI

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Netflix

YouTube

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AI no Idenshi

Also known as The Gene of AI.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nikkatsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Akita Shoten , Hero Garage , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The future is here and a new species lives among people: humanoids. Similar to man, these robotic beings are highly sentient and suffer from unique ailments. Thankfully, Dr. Hikaru Sudou can help. He vows to treat the humanoids even by illegal means, causing him to lead a double life. But when strange diseases emerge as a result of this coexistence, ethical lines become blurred.

Tags: Urban , Medicine , Episodic , Artificial Intelligence , Philosophy , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Robots , Anthropomorphism , Memory Manipulation , Transgender , Agender , Clone , Shounen , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes , Augmented Reality

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

Bilibili TV

YouTube

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Sci-fi Harry

Also known as Sci-fi Harry.

Studio: APPP , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Sci-Fi

Harry is definitely not your average American teenager. Instead, he is the epitome of an "alienated youth" - friendless at school, extremely weird and nervous to the point of paranoia. But a chance occurrence causes Harry to start to demonstrate what appear to be psychic powers - yet he neither believes in them nor consciously controls them.
But there are other ominous forces at work who do believe in Harry, and attempt to make use of him in ways that are threatening and frightful.

Tags: Super Power , Foreign , Bullying , Nudity , Urban , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Conspiracy , Ghost , School , Seinen , Basketball , Space

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