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Rate Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig

Original at topix.com external link    Mon, Jul 6

Public Security Section 9 In all honesty, I don't have a ton to say about the series, and I don't have many screenshots either, but here are some assorted thoughts on the series: Like the first 1st Gig, this series touches on many of the same existential issues as the films, but in a less direc...

Rate Top 10 essential anime

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Jun 17

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Grave of the Fireflies offers a different perspective on war and a represents a genre of anime that deals in a serious manner with tragic world events. 7. Ghost in the Shell- This cyberpunk, sci-fi police thriller features a cyborg that searches for a ...

Rate A review for Masaaki Yuasa’s KAIBA

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Wed, Jun 10

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By Ard Vijn I dunno, I’d just been meaning to write something about it lately, and you guys do profess to like Masaaki Yuasa. It’s an extraordinary animated series. “Kemonozume” was a disappointment, to a degree - why the ero episode? Why?  - but this was just pure magic from start to finish, and pretty m...

Rate Low Budget Cyberpunk Done Very, Very Right In Matthew Santoro’s OFFLINE

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Mon, Jun 8

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By Todd Brown Yes, the concept will seem quite familiar to anyone who is a fan of either Ghost In The Shell or Tetsuo: The Iron Man - both of which seem to be obvious visual touchpoints - but something being a bit familiar doesn’t mean it can’t also be good.  Such is the case with Matthew Santoro’s Offline, a c...

Rate Get around in your very own Tachikoma

Original at DVICE external link    Tue, May 19

If you're even a casual anime fan, then you're more than familiar with the classic Ghost in the Shell. And if you're familiar with Ghost in the Shell, you recognized a Tachikoma when you see one. But one that you can ride in? That's something new. ...

Rate A Taste of The East: The Terracotta Film Festival

Original at The Dish external link    Sun, May 17

 UK There's the option here to watch a variety of genres like Malaysian zombie comedy, Zombies From Banana Village, to Ghost In The Shell 2.0, a manga sci-fi classic. Ghost In The Shell 2.0 is not a remake and not to be confused with the sequel Ghost In ...

Rate Academy offers exhibition devoted to the art of anime

Original at San Francisco Chronicle external link    Fri, May 15    18 related articles

Studios have not yet cracked the code for marketing anime to mainstream audiences. That may change when Steven Spielberg finishes his 3-D remake of the futuristic thriller "Ghost in the Shell." Harrison figures it's only a matter of time before anime ...

Rate DVD Review: Caprica

Original at /FILM external link    Mon, Apr 20

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 MA questions about the morality of creating artificial life, and coupled with the heavy focus on networked virtual worlds, it ends up feeling something like a live-action cross between the anime series Serial Experiments Lain and Ghost in the Shell. ...

Rate Hey, Answerman!

Original at Anime News Network external link    Thu, Apr 2

 Canada I actually think that, as an industry, anime is doing a better job of giving a fair shake to things that never really got off the ground these days. Ghost in the Shell 's TV shows turned out a lot better than the (original) movie (I haven't seen the ...

Rate GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC Director Kenji Kamiyama Travels To EDEN OF THE EAST

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Fri, Mar 27

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By Todd Brown After achieving huge international acclaim as the director of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama evidently felt the need to step out from the shadow of Mamoru Oshii and Shirow Masamune and so has struck out to do something unrelated to the cyber-punk epic.  We first he...

Rate New articles published in JET

Original at Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies external link    Fri, Mar 20

 CT He traces the early history of the cyborg through to modern conceptions in Haraway’s work and elsewhere, then examines the idea in the Ghost in the Shell mythos, particularly Kenji Kamiyama’s 2002-2003 TV series Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu ...

Rate Legacy Futures in Cyberspace

Original at ThreatsWatch.Org external link    Mon, Mar 2

To extend Schneier's critique, it's hard to find a cyberwar thinker who isn't a fan of classic cyberpunk science fiction like Neuromancer or Ghost in the Shell. One might even go as far to claim that Ghost in the Shell's philosophizing cyborg ...

Rate Krazy Exhibition at the Japan Society in New York

Original at Anime News Network external link    Thu, Feb 26

 Canada that have achieved cult status around the world, with their fusion of jazz, hard rock, blues, hip hop, and ambient techno, devised for such anime films and television shows as Cowboy Bebop (1998) and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002). ...

Rate Astro Toy with Rob Bricken: Wave High Advanced Model Tachikoma

Original at Anime News Network external link    Sun, Feb 22

 Canada I've always been a big Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex fan (the movies, not so much), and while I have about a dozen tiny Tachikoma gashapon running around my office, I don't have a big one. Now, Japan makes plenty of expensive Tachikoma ...

Rate Anime Kingdom

Original at Sunday Times external link    Sat, Jan 3

 South Africa - The nineties saw the release of some great anime titles, the most significant of which, Ghost in the Shell, hugely influenced The Matrix. Ghost in the Shell ...

Rate Renaissance man

Original at Cowichan Valley News Leader external link    Thu, Jan 1

 Canada - He watched Japanese animation (manga) like Ninja Scroll, Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Films and comics have helped him develop the ability to see where the ...

Rate The Sky Crawlers review: confessions of a non-otaku

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Dec 7

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 - Dec 7, 2008 The film's director Mamoru Oshii gained a following in the American anime community with the sci fi Ghost in the Shell and its sequel Ghost in the Shell 2: ...

Rate LE CHEVALIER D’EON THE COMPLETE SERIES (ADVANCE REVIEW) - Active Anime

Original at Active Anime external link    Mon, Dec 1

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press release) LE CHEVALIER D’EON THE COMPLETE SERIES (ADVANCE REVIEW) press release) - Dec 1, 2008 The animation production is done by the same talented cats who did Ghost in the Shell SAC so Chevalier kicks serious visual imagery. ...

Rate DVD Review: Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Season 1

Original at The Trades external link    Sun, Nov 23

By Jeff Ritter A strong anime that's not too complex for American audiences.

Rate Naruto: "Kurenai's Decision: Squad 8 Left Behind" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Mon, Nov 17

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 CA - Nov 17, 2008 Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (who has done tons of work in the anime dub biz, most notably as Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell series) does great voice ...

Rate Anime Week in Reviews | Mania.com

Original at Comics2Film external link    Sat, Nov 15

By Chris Beveridge Ghost in the Shell: SAC Season 1: I find it very hard to find anything negative to say about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Everything from the storytelling to the presentation is about as good as it gets. ...

Rate 'Ghost in the Shell 2' Coming to Blu-ray

Original at High-Def DVD Digest external link    Fri, Nov 7

Making an early announcement to retailers, Bandai Visual has set an early-January Blu-ray date for 'Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.' A follow-up to the seminal anime 'Ghost in the Shell,' the sequel will...

Rate 'Ghost in the Shell 2' Coming to Blu-ray

Original at High-Def DVD Digest external link    Fri, Nov 7

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 CA - Nov 7, 2008 A follow-up to the seminal anime 'Ghost in the Shell,' the sequel will receive its high-def premiere on January 13. (Bandai previously released a DVD ...

Rate Bandai Entertainment Announces New January Titles Including "GITS Innocence" Blu-ray

Original at Toon Zone external link    Thu, Nov 6

By Speedy Boris A number of new titles have been announced for January '09 releases from Bandai Entertainment: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: 1/13/09 - $19.98/$29.98 (limited edition) Gundam SEED Destiny Collection 1 (Anime Legends): 1/13/09 - $49.98

Rate ‘Ghost in the Shell’: What’s inside the Shell? Part 5.

Original at Nakama Britannica Portal external link    Wed, Nov 5    1 related articles

This week’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’: What’s inside the Shell? is very short and covers the scene occuring directly after the last scene we critqued which was the scene involving the Puppet Master and Its attempt to define itself, at least if we read between the lines it was practically beggin...

Rate 015- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Original at Netflix Top 25 in Anime & Animation external link    Mon, Nov 3

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Writer-director Mamoru Oshii's animated thriller concocts a complex follow-up to his monster hit, Ghost in the Shell. It's now 2032, and machines and people have grown so similar they're virtually interchangeable. The fate of the human race hangs in the balance, and a robot with human te...

Rate Confirmed:  Japanese GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 DVD Release Will Include English Subtitles!

Original at Twitch (Work external link    Mon, Nov 3

By Todd Brown Very good news here for fans of Mamoru Oshii and Ghost in the Shell.  There was speculation early on that the upcoming Japanese DVD and BluRay releases of the re-animated version of the cyberpunk classic would include English subtitles but at the time we were told, no, the English referred...

Rate ‘Ghost in the Shell’: What’s inside the shell? Part 4.

Original at Nakama Britannica Portal external link    Thu, Oct 30    2 related articles

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This week’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’: What’s inside the Shell critiques one of my favourite scenes from the film. This week we going diving with Kusanagi both in the computerised sense as well as to the bottom of the sea. The scene is a perfect scene and is a representation of the heights that can b...

Rate Review: 'Wario Land: Shake It!' - Austin 360

Original at Austin 360 external link    Thu, Oct 23

Review: 'Wario Land: Shake It!' subscription), TX - Oct 23, 2008 It’sa 2-D platformer with a critically acclaimed pedigree and gorgeous hand-drawn sprites from animation company Production IG of “Ghost in the Shell” and ...

Rate Production I.G Presents a New Mamoru Oshii & Production I.G Collaborative Project Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

Original at Anime News Network external link    Thu, Oct 16

OVERVIEW The creative team of Ghost in the Shell , Innocence and The Sky Crawlers resurrects the legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi on the big screen!

Rate Twitch - Ghost in the Shell’s Oshii develops and writes Musashi ...

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Wed, Oct 15

Just when you thought there was never enough Samurai animations in the world Ghost in the Shell’s lord and master Mamoru Oshii is developing a animated samurai film for Japanese animation powerhouse Production I.G. ...

Rate Tachikoma Trading Figures Vol. 3 - Import Preorder

Original at ncsx (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jun 23    3 related articles

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By ncsx «©NCSX» The Tachikoma of Ghost in the Shell were once fearsome machines with squeaky voices. They were well-armed, fast, and scrabbled quickly to points of conflict like war machines are apt to do. That was then. Preorders for the Tachikoma Trading Figures Vol 3 will ship in August 2008 at JP...

Rate Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Tachikoma SSS Ver. - Preorder

Original at ncsx (WordPress) external link    Tue, Apr 29    2 related articles

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By ncsx «©NCSX» Wave rolls onwards with their popular W.H.A.M. (Wave High Advance Model) series of toys with a new Tachikoma variant. There’s been six other Tachikoma W.H.A.M. toys released to market already and the upcoming version is dubbed the “Solid State Society Version” which is packaged with a tr...

Rate Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd Gig EX Diecast Tachikoma Figure

Original at japantoys (WordPress) external link    Sat, Apr 26    2 related articles

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A Tachikoma (タチコマ) is a fictional AI walker/roller tankette in the Ghost in the Shell universe, appearing only in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex sub-universe. They are best described as a “spider type multi leg combat vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence”. Now, thi...

Rate Spielberg Adapting Ghost in the Shell into Live-Action 3D ...

Original at First Showing external link    Mon, Apr 14

By Alex Billington I'm a huge fan of the two Ghost in the Shell anime movies and am incredibly excited to see this finally come together under Spielberg's discretion. It looks like the new trend in Hollywood definitely is adapting anime and it looks like ...

Rate Tachikoma Silver Soft Vinyl Figure - New Import, In Stock

Original at http external link    Fri, Feb 8

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By ncsx «©NCS» The default color of the Tachikoma is blue with white trim. However, in episode 12 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, two color variants were shown: a silver-painted Tachikoma which was eventually destroyed and a yellow-painted model which was also wrecked in an all-out a...

Rate Tachikoma Silver Soft Vinyl Figure - New Import, In Stock

Original at ncsx (WordPress) external link    Fri, Feb 8

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By ncsx «©NCS» The default color of the Tachikoma is blue with white trim. However, in episode 12 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, two color variants were shown: a silver-painted Tachikoma which was eventually destroyed and a yellow-painted model which was also wrecked in an all-out a...

Year 2007

 

Rate Ghost in the Shell Gashapon

Original at http external link    Sat, Nov 10    2 related articles

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By truth9 These figures are actually from three different sources, the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie, the TV series (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), and the manga. Anyways, these are Amanda’s Ghost in the Shell gashapon. Major Motoko Kusanagi: Batou Togusa

Rate Tachikoma to Invade Your Pasokon

Original at maochan (WordPress) external link    Mon, Oct 15

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By MaoChan If you have no idea what a tachikoma is, they are from Ghost in the Shell best described as a "spider type multi leg combat vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence". As you all know, Ghost in the Shell is an amazing movie/anime. I use the term movie since the film version by Mamoru Oshii i...

Rate Opinion: Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society

Original at DVD Talk external link    Fri, Jul 20

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After two successful TV seasons and a pair of theatrically releasedfilms, Ghost in the Shell returns with a straight-to-video movie: Ghost in the Shell:  Solid State Society.  In the US,direct video releases are often horrible, movies that weren't goo...

Rate Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society – The Essence of GITS

Original at Toon Zone external link    Thu, Jul 19

I’ve always believed that Ghost in the Shell’s best incarnation—outside of Masamune Shirow's original manga—was the TV version: Stand Alone Complex. It stayed true to the cyber thriller/police procedural-style manga without falling into the somewhat boring, brooding style of Mamo...

Rate Fantasia Report: Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society Review

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Thu, Jul 12

Fantasia info page here.] Ghost in the Shell fans, rejoice for there is yet another worthwhile addition to the canon about to arrive on these shores. Following two hugely successful seasons of GitS television series Stand Alone Complex, a show...

Rate 'Ghost in the Shell' frightfully good

Original at Jam! Showbiz external link    Sun, Jul 8

Hardcore fans of Japanese anime are revelling in the release of the new DVD, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society. Hardcore fans of Japanese anime are revelling in the release of the new DVD, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society.

Rate Watch This: 'Ghost in the Shell: Solid State'

Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer external link    Wed, Jul 4

High-concept anime is a tricky proposition, but the new "Ghost in the Shell" feature pulls it off without a hitch.

Rate Production I.G. annouces new Mamoru Oshii animated film, 'The Sky Crawlers'

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Wed, Jun 20

Animation super-house Production I.G. announced today the new project by animation director Mamoru Oshii, who brought us such animation staples as the Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell movies. Oshii will be adapting the five-volume novel series The Sky Crawlers...

Rate Appleseed Saga: Ex MachinaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gen Kanai weblog external link    Wed, May 30

I don't watch too much anime but I do enjoy 攻殻機動隊, the Ghost in the Shell series as well as the recent Appleseed (2004) movie. Now Jean Snow tells us that the next "Appleseed Saga Ex Machina" is scheduled for later this year. I cannot wait! Comment - TrackBack

Rate "Tactics" Vol. 4: Evil Spirits, Little English Girls, and Hair Demons, Oh My!

Original at Toon Zone external link    Fri, May 25

With Karas, Noein, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG taking up the lion's share of Manga Entertainment's promotion lately, some series get lost in the mix. Which is a damn shame, as Tactics is quite the little gem.

Rate Ghost in the Shell Designs

Original at core77.com's design blog external link    Fri, Mar 23

Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, an anime and series of movies set in a dystopian future, has long been renowned for having some of the best and most through anime industrial design in the genre. Everything from guns to cars and parking meters to telephones have been well-rendered and...

Rate Production I.G & Shirow's, 'Ghost Hound'. Yasuomi Umetsu's 'Kite : Liberator'.

Original at twitchfilm.net external link    Fri, Mar 23

Firstly, Production I.G and Masamune Shirow's earlier partnership spawned one of the classic anime films, namely 'Ghost in the Shell' of course, and now they re-team for an adaptation of Shirow's manga 'Ghost Hound'; which actually begins its manga serialisation...

Year 2006

 

Rate CD Review: Trigun: The First Donuts

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Feb 15

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By Sterfish Musician Tsuneo Imahori composed 18 of the 20 songs on The First Donuts. Imahori is no stranger to anime music. He has served as guitarist on several soundtracks by Yoko Kanno including those for Cowboy Bebop, Arjuna, Wolf's Rain, and Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex. As far as I know, h...

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