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Is Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex good to watch with a friend?

A quiet night. Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex (Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex) is a TV series from Fall 2002 by Production I.G., Inc.: 26 episodes, about 10 hours in total, finished, 8.35/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: a quiet night. Tagged psychological, thriller and not comedy: this wants attention and the right mood, not background chatter. Rule: heavy drama or psychological tags without comedy → quiet night.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type
TV series
Episodes
26
Episode length
24 min
Total time
about 10 hours — a weekend
First aired
Fall 2002
Status
Finished
Studio
Production I.G., Inc.
Score
8.35/10 across the listing sites
Tags
action, robots & AI, manga adaptation, crime, cyberpunk, detective, drama, dystopian, episodic, gore, mecha, military, mystery, politics, psychological, sci-fi, seinen, thriller, gaming, workplace

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale. Also listed as: Ghost in the Shell SAC; Ghost In The Shell : Stand Alone Complex; Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex.

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Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex?
About 10 hours for all 26 episodes at 24 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 13 evenings.
How many episodes does Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex have?
26 episodes of 24 min.
Is Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex finished?
Yes, Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex is finished (26 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex good for a group?
Better for two than for a crowd. Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex is tagged drama, psychological; it rewards paying attention, which a group rarely does.
Where is Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex listed?
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