The Tachikomas are philosophy students who happen to be tanks. Every one-minute short is a perfect joke: they debate consciousness, existentialism, and their own mortality while doing laundry or getting stuck in mud. Ghost in the Shell's biggest strength, the willingness to ask stupid questions seriously, becomes pure comedy when the characters asking are adorable AI with tank treads.

The Tachikoma think tanks of Section 9 take center stage in these comedic shorts, each one attached to the end of an episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Running a little over a minute apiece, the 26 segments play the machines' antics for laughs, and they often tie into plot points from the main series. Viewers who enjoy mecha and science fiction with a light touch get a brief comic companion to each episode.