<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who is the laughing man in ghost in the shell
who is the laughing man in ghost in the shell
an elite `` Super Class A '' hacker and corporate terrorist
an elite `` Super Class A '' hacker and corporate terrorist