Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Original Japanese Airdate: February 25th, 2003.

The map that Ishikawa uses to locate the Chief puts New Port City (Niihama on the map) in the Kinki (also called Kansai) region on Japan's main island of Honshū by the cities of Kōbe, Kyōto, and Ōsaka. The island (Shima) that has a vertical shape and is displayed on the left side of the map is Awaji Shima, which is an island located in Ōsaka Bay. Also, using the land image displayed when the satellites beam down the information from the American Empire's Global Satellite Intercept Net in "ERASER", New Port City is actually an artificial island located just off of Kōbe. The city is the new artificial island built near the old Port Island, which is an actual artificial island built next to Kōbe and first opened in 1981. Port Island is the now deserted city (destroyed by an earthquake) first displayed at the beginning of "MACHINES DÉSIRANTES" and houses the Refugee Residential Dictrict of New Port City. The Asian refugees in Japan, and the districts in which they reside, will be covered in 2nd GIG. More on Port Island can be found here.