Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. 2nd GIG, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Sekando Gigu) is the second season of the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno. 2nd GIG premiered in Japan on SKY PerfecTV!'s Perfect Choice on January 1, 2004. Alongside 2nd GIG continues Tachikomatic Days (タチコマな日々, Tachikoma na Hibi?), the associated series of comedic shorts involving the Tachikoma that began airing with the first season of Stand Alone Complex. The season was later adapted into a feature-length OVA entitled Individual Eleven, which was released in 2006; Solid State Society, a TV-film sequel to the Stand Alone Complex series, was also released in that year. At the time of the Third and the Fourth World Wars, about three million Asians became refuge...