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Ghost in the Shell


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Recently acquired a copy of the second volume of the Ghost in the Shell manga, so now I have this little collection:

 

ghost_in_the_shell_collection.jpg

 

DVDs: Ghost in the Shell and Innocence boxset (plus the Ghost in the Shell 2.0 remaster of the original movie); Stand Alone Complex 1st GIG boxset; Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG boxset; Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man; Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven; Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society

Manga: Ghost in the Shell; Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface; Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor

 

Which - apart from the soundtracks - is pretty much everything that I think is worth owning. There's also a Stand Alone Complex manga, but from what I understand it's basically the equivalent of a novelisation of the anime series rather than something unique, so I'm not really interested in it.

 

Now I'm just waiting for Ghost in the Shell: Arise to get DVD releases over here. The first two parts will be released on the 24th of November, but I don't believe parts 3 and 4 have a release date yet.

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That one on the bottom right looks a little NSFBZP. :v

But anyway, Ghost in the Shell. I saw the first episode of the anime, but didn't continue because I was kind of confused and wasn't sure if I needed to watch the movie first. Should I?

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I can assure you that the cover is perfectly fine, but I guess I see how the lighting might make it seem like it's not...

 

The Stand Alone Complex series is actually just based on the original films/manga and tells a different story which takes place in a different universe, rather than continuing it.

Still, I would totally recommend watching the movie as it is a good introduction to the characters and themes, and it's a landmark of the cyberpunk genre.

 

It can definitely be confusing, as it has this big sci-fi world and tends to be very philosophical, perhaps even overly so sometimes, but it's totally worth getting into it.

Although obviously, I'm a bit biased here :P

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