Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX; Koukaku Kidoutai S.A.C.; Koukaku Kidoutai - STAND ALONE COMPLEX; 攻殻機動隊 S.A.C.; Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.; Mobile Armored Riot Police: Stand Alone Complex; Mobile Armored Riot Police: S.A.C.

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.”