History Trivia / GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex

** Togusa was also recast from Christopher Carroll in the movie and the prior [=PS1=] game to [[Manga/Hellsing fan]] [[Manga/Naruto favorite]] [[Anime/BloodPlus dubber]] Creator/CrispinFreeman for this series. Much like [=McGlynn=], Freeman has been widely regarded as the best English voice of the character. Carroll had already left the dubbing scene for the most part to focus on live-action work, necessicating a recast.

* BadExportForYou: Anchor Bay's [[https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Complex-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B01NBHMO5B Blu-ray release]] is so bare-bones it doesn't even have a scene selection, has audio glitches (the most obvious being the use of Batou's Japanese audio as the electronic reverb for Batou's english dialogue while he's talking over cybercomms), uses 'dubtitles' and closed-captions for the hearing-impaired instead of proper Japanese subtitles that the DVD versions originally released by Bandai had, and even has some animation issues that became apparent during the transition into HD. Most noticeable with the movement of the Tachikomas and other 3D rendered vehicles.

* LifeImitatesArt: ''Ghost in the Shell'' has directly inspired Japanese scientists to develop actual "thermoptic camouflage" cloaking technology (that works by bending light around the wearer) and a functioning Tachikoma prototype (a 4 wheel vehicle with a segmented body that gives a visual feed to the driver through cameras.) Advances in prosthetic limb technology has also advanced significantly over the last few decades.

* PlayingAgainstType: Patricia Ja Lee as Fem, the Triad assassin. You may know her from the Power Rangers franchise as the Yellow/Pink Ranger.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived Creator/{{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}''. The show's removal was only temporary until it was retired to make way for ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. However, the Toonami crew stated that it would return, since Creator/AdultSwim has perpetual broadcasting rights due to them providing production financing, and it's safe to say that [[AvertedTrope the show won't be going away, at least not permanently, anytime soon]]. It returned to the lineup for a high-definition, less censored[[note]] "Idolater" didn't rerun in HD[[/note]] run in 2017.
* ShootTheMoney: At the time of it's creation, ''Stand Alone Complex'' set a budgetary record working on all the CGI effects, and it ''really'' shows. Even after 10 years later, the series has higher animation quality than many popular anime series that have come since.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived Creator/{{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}''. The show's removal was only temporary until it was retired to make way for ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. However, the Toonami crew stated that it would return, since Creator/AdultSwim has perpetual broadcasting rights due to them providing production financing, and it's safe to say that [[AvertedTrope the show won't be going away, at least not permanently, anytime soon]]. It returned to the lineup in 2017.

* BannedInChina: YTV initially didn't allow the episode "JUNGLE CRUISE" to air due to the story. It was later aired after 12 AM.

* HeAlsoDid: The anime's animation director and ending illustrator, Kyoji Asano, would also go on to do the animation character designs for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.

* {{Defictionalization}}: [[http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/japanese_build_a_real_tachikoma.php A real Tachikoma]]?

* RoleReprisal: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.

* BadExportForYou: Anchor Bay's [[https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Complex-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B01NBHMO5B Blu-ray release]] is so bare-bones it doesn't even have a scene selection, has audio glitches, and uses 'dubtitles' and closed-captions for the hearing-impaired instead of proper Japanese subtitles that the DVD versions, released by another company, did have.

** The Japanese Tachikomas all have the same voice, although this is not the case in the English L.A. dub where everyone have different voice actors portraying them (for example, Batou's favorite is voiced by Creator/SandyFox, while the one who is reading books is Creator/LaraJillMiller).

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived Creator/{{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}''. The show's removal was only temporary until it was retired to make way for ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. However, the Toonami crew stated that it would return, since Creator/AdultSwim has perpetual broadcasting rights due to them providing production financing, and it's safe to say that [[AvertedTrope the show won't be going away, at least not permanently, anytime soon]].

** The Japanese Tachikomas all have the same voice, although this is not the case in the English L.A. dub where everyone have different voice actors portraying them (for example, Batou's favorite is voiced by Creator/SandyFox, while the who is reading books is Creator/LaraJillMiller).

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.
** In the LA dub, the Tachikomias are voiced by a number of voice actors. Batou's favorite is voiced by Creator/SandyFox. The one reading the books is Creator/LaraJillMiller, sounding like a wiser [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Kari]].
** Speaking of which, a good many of these voice talent had worked on ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' and ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'', and would go on to work in other series such as ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
** The Vancouver dub, one might notice that The Major is voiced by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Yzak's Mom ]].
** Togusa isn't the last time that CrispinFreeman would voice [[CodeGeass a cyborg in the English dub of an anime]]

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived {{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for Manga/{{InuYasha}}. Fortunately, the show's removal was only temporary, and is currently back on the schedule on a much earlier time.
** It's been removed again, this time to make way for ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. However, the Toonami crew has stated ''again'' that it'll return, and this time it at least managed to finish airing its first season. Add in the fact that [adult swim] has perpetual broadcasting rights due to them providing production financing, and it's safe to say that [[AvertedTrope the show won't be going away, at least not permanently, anytime soon]].
* TalkingToHimself: In the original Japanese version, both Togusa and the Laughing Man are played by Creator/KoichiYamadera.
** The Japanese Tachikomas all have the same voice too.

** The Vancouver dub, one might notice that The Major is voiced by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Yzak's Mom ]].

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived {{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for {{InuYasha}}. Fortunately, the show's removal was only temporary, and is currently back on the schedule on a much earlier time.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived {{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for {{InuYasha}}. Fortunately, the Toonami crew have [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that the show's removal is only temporary, and is currently back on the schedule on a much earlier time.

** In the LA dub, the Tachikomias are voiced by a number of voice actors. Batou's favorite is voiced by Sandy Fox. The one reading the books is Lara Jill Miller, sounding like a wiser [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Kari]].
** Speaking of which, a good many of these voice talent had worked on ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' and ''Anime/Robotech'', and would go on to work in other series such as ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived {{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for {{InuYasha}}. Fortunately, the Toonami crew have [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that the show's removal is only temporary and that it'll come back in the future.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show can be considered a victim of this during its run on the revived {{Toonami}}, as it was unceremoniously removed from the lineup to make room for InuYasha. Fortunately, the Toonami crew have [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that the show's removal is only temporary and that it'll come back in the future.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.
* ShoutOut: The second episode of the first season has a robot tank that has a crippled soldier's brain uploaded to it go on a rampage to his anti robotics parent's house. Kusanagi attempts to stop it by ripping open it's hatch just like the climatic battle in the film. In this case it doesn't result in ExplosiveOverclocking and she doesn't rip herself apart, she just doesn't have the strength to do it.
** In the 3rd episode of 2nd GIG, one of the sex dolls in the background looks just like the Major in her civilian clothes from the manga.

* ShoutOut: The second episode of the first season has a robot tank that has a crippled soldier's brain uploaded to it go on a rampage to his anti robotics parent's house. Kusanagi attempts to stop it by ripping open it's hatch just like the climatic battle in the film. In this case it doesn't result in ExplosiveOverclocking and she doesn't rip herself apart, she just doesn't have the strength to do it.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.

HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Batou and Chief Aramaki carry over their voice actors from the 1995 film.