On the trail of the laughing man! Section 9 has their hands full with the reappearance of the laughing man, a cyber-terrorist who hasn't been heard from in six years. Aramaki believes that the police's prime suspect is a decoy; he orders his team to look into it. Major Motoko Kusanagi, meanwhile, in response to the Laughing Man's latest threat, is guarding the Police Superintendent-General at a press conference. This will mark the beginning of Section...

Major Motoko Kusanagi, the most popular female cyborg in anime history, is back! Together with the rest of the officers of Section 9 and the ever-ready Tachikomas, she will continue her mission to hunt down crime wherever it occurs in both the real and online worlds. Contains 4 episodes.