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."

When a high-ranking government official iskidnapped, the Prime Minister must call in his top crime fighting force known as Section 9. Lead by the beautiful (and deadly) Major Kusanagi, the cybernetically enhanced squad must use all their skill to take down the kidnappers and rescue the hostages. But that's only half of the mission; can Kusanagi and company find out who's behind the kidnapping, and, more importantly, just what they're after? Findout in this thrilling first volume of The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex!

GHOST IN THE SHELL - SECTION 9 (ENGLISH V.) - STAND ALONE COMPLEX 01 is categorised MANGA / SEINEN / ENGLISH and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.