The series centers on the members of an elite law enforcement unit known as Public Security Section 9 as they investigate cybercrime and terrorism cases; these cases often are connected to their pursuit of an elite "Super Class A '' hacker and corporate terrorist known as "The Laughing Man ''. A series of associated short comic animations, titled Tachikomatic Days, aired after each episode. These shorts star the Tachikoma "think - tanks '' from the main series, and they typically relate directly to the story of the preceding Stand Alone Complex episode.
who is the laughing man in ghost in the shell
an elite "Super Class A '' hacker and corporate terrorist