Does ghost in the shell have filler episodes?!
Question: Yes and no.
No, because the anime isn't directly based on the manga. The manga, the first two movies, and Stand Alone Complex (two serieses and a movie) are three seperate alternate realities in the same universe.
Yes, because there are plenty of episodes in each series that don't relate to the main plot. However, they were kind enough to indicate this to you on the episode title screen. In the first series, it will say "Standalone Episode" when it doesn't relate to the Laughing Man plot, and "Complex Episode" when it does. In Second Gig, they have three classifications: "Individual" (which IIRC is related to the "Individual Eleven" arc), "Dual" (IIRC is related to the "Goda" arc), and "Dividual" (IIRC are the not related to any arc, and in most cases are backstories for the members of Section 9).
Answers: Yes and no.
No, because the anime isn't directly based on the manga. The manga, the first two movies, and Stand Alone Complex (two serieses and a movie) are three seperate alternate realities in the same universe.
Yes, because there are plenty of episodes in each series that don't relate to the main plot. However, they were kind enough to indicate this to you on the episode title screen. In the first series, it will say "Standalone Episode" when it doesn't relate to the Laughing Man plot, and "Complex Episode" when it does. In Second Gig, they have three classifications: "Individual" (which IIRC is related to the "Individual Eleven" arc), "Dual" (IIRC is related to the "Goda" arc), and "Dividual" (IIRC are the not related to any arc, and in most cases are backstories for the members of Section 9).