Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man is a oVA anime that premiered in fall 2005, produced by Production I.G.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there is 1 episode of about 160 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, mecha, mystery, psychological and sci-fi, with themes such as Police, Cyberpunk, Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy.

On AniList, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man has an average score of 76%, a very good score, and appears on 8,317 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven.

In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.