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 continues her mission to hunt down crime
wherever it occurs in both the real and online worlds. Section 9 are
called in to resolve a murder before it turns into an international
incident, they must hunt down a runaway state-of-the-art killing
machine and solve the mystery of a defective andriod. Events will be
set in motion that will lead them on their most challenging and
dangerous case yet.Volume 2 follows Section 9, they have 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 and orders his team
to investigate. Meanwhile, in response to the Laughing Man's last
threat, Major Makoto Kusanagi stands guard for the Police
Superintendent General at a press conference. This will mark the
beginning of Section 9's ongoing encounters with the Laughing Man. In
the meantime they will also have to capture a foreign revolutionary and
put a stop to what looks like an organ smuggling ring. The Major and
Section 9 are determined to bring all of these criminals to justice.