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As you might have been able to tell from the title each episode should &#8216;stand alone&#8217; on its own but at the same time make up part of a larger &#8216;complex&#8217; &#8211; the upshot of this is more twists and turns in plot than I think just about any normal human could keep track of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"248\" class=\"wp-image-69312\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gits2ndgig2.jpg\" alt=\"GITS\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My favourite characters have got to be the Tachikoma&#8217;s which are essentially robots endowed with a sophisticated AI (Artificial Intelligence) which give them an interesting collective personality. Their role is basically as a glorified &#8216;Swiss Army&#8217; knives to aid Section 9 in their investigations. They frequently have lively debates amongst each other about the nature of their existence and for this reason are closely monitored by the Major who fears their autonomous nature. They became so popular in Japan that they spawned their own series of mini-episodes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"248\" class=\"wp-image-69446\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gits2ndgig3.jpg\" alt=\"GITS\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in watching it you can get the torrents from <a href=\"http:\/\/gits.no-jutsu.com\/gits\/\">here<\/a>. Episodes 1-15 are currently available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a boring couple of days it has been, very little to mention other than at last new episodes of &#8216;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd GIG&#8217; are starting to filter through the torrent networks after a rather long hiatus. 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