Ep 43DI: Mother and Child – RED DATA

Ikhtisar Episode

Part of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Main arc, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Episode 43 is titled "DI: Mother and Child – RED DATA" and first aired September 4, 2004. This is a fully canonical episode, adapting the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex manga faithfully without anime-only additions. Skipping Episode 43 risks confusion in later episodes — the events here are referenced repeatedly.