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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0669198252655
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Manga Video
Manufacturer: Manga Video
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Manga Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Running Time: 750 minutes
Sales Rank: 11800
Studio: Manga Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 07, 2004
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Product Description:
The Smash First Season Anime Extravaganza in one complete set! Major Motoko Kusanagi is a beautiful but deadly cyborg that is squad leader of Section 9-the Japanese government's clandestine unit assigned to battle terrorism and cyber warfare Surrounded by an expertly trained team Motoko faces her ultimate challenge- the Laughing Man- a terrorist who orchestrated a kidnapping and extortion plot many years ago and has suddenly reappeared. In order to discover the identity of this enigmatic criminal Motoko and Section 9 are drawn into a deadly labyrinth and they ll have to use all their expertise to survive This acclaimed anime series is from Production I.G (Kill Bill) and features the amazing music if Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Behop) with stories by Kenji Kamiyama (Blood Jin-Roh) and Dai Soto (Eureka SeveN) Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: NR UPC: 669198252655 Manufacturer No: DV25265
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The 2002 broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii's landmark film Ghost in the Shell (1995) takes place in a parallel world, where Major Motoko Kusanagi didn't vanish into The Net. Although its production values are lower, and director Kenji Kamiyama never matches Oshii's inspired camerawork, Stand Alone Complex does an impressive job of recreating the setting and characters. With the help of the other officers from Public Security Section 9, Kusanagi moves through a deadly city of mecha, cyborgs, humans, and human-prosthetic hybrids. Batou emerges as a more complex and compelling character in the TV series than he was in Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence: He engages the other characters, instead of endlessly quoting philosophers.
Politics and cyber-espionage collide in a somewhat tangled plot that centers on the pursuit of The Laughing Man, an über-hacker whose pseudonym is linked to J.D. Salinger's 1949 story of the same name. The master cyber-criminal leads Kusanagi and Batou into a web of murder and deceit involving bogus cures for "cyberbrain sclerosis" and corrupt government ministers. In the secondary story, the Tachikomas, crab-like robots used by Section 9, develop personalities and an awareness of their existence. The Tachikomas recognize some of the implications of their growing consciousness, but their childish voices--modeled after the performance of Japanese actress Akiko Tamagawa--sound odd discussing philosophical questions. Not surprisingly, the story ends with Kusanagi, Batou, et al. tackling a new case that leads into the 2nd Gig. (Rated 13 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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Contrary to what the editorial review says, SAC is not an offshoot of the Oshii film but a complete reimagining from the original Shirow Masamune manga. In mid 21st century Japan and after wars which have splintered the world and the people, complete cyberization is now possible thanks to technological advances and cyberbrains and memory/sensory augmentations are commonplace.
SAC manages to be an excellent thriller/police procedural in a future that we can recognise. In a society where most ... Read More
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This is one of my favorite series of all time. There is really nothing bad with the exception of the episode titled 'Chat, chat, chat'. The show starts with a bang and does not let up as Mokoto and team move feverishly from case to case. The three main characters are wonderfully voiced in the English dub, surprisingly the Tachikomas sound better in the English dub also.
I like the fact that the episodes are usually self contained with the exception of the Laughing Man arc. This is ... Read More
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Very high quality series, the story is complex and involving, I was even able to get my mum engrossed in it. It's is a very rewarding wach because there's sctrong character development, genuine philosophical debate and amazing graphics and animation - just as in the original film.
This review won't be popular because I'm going to point out things that your typical (male teenager) anime fan is too proud to point out. I am going to point out faults that people will notice when they watch, ... Read More
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An excellent series. The first season is highly enjoyable, though it focuses more on the specific events surrounding the Laughing Man incident than broad character development or exploration of the ramifications of the highly-plausible future world the series is set in.
This series has more philosophical depth than any other I have ever seen. If you tend to get lost in the often-extensive dialogue you may not enjoy this as much.
The packaging for the first season was also sub ... Read More
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This is the best anime on Adult Swim atm I feel. Samurai Champloo is good no doubt, but the storyline for GITS and GITS 2nd Gig are amazing. I own both box sets, all episodes and have watched both sets from start to finish. I am now re-watching the first episodes of GITS again. I cannot wait for more, buy this and you will not be dissapointed. Also GITS Solid State Society is just as good, but longer but the story rocks and it moves your through the movie. The scene with Togusa and his daughter will ... Read More
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