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The first movie was my secondary gateway title (Akira got me interested in anime, but this is the one which elevated me to a hard-core fan) and I consider GiTS:SAC one of the all-time great anime series, so I feel obligated to give this new version a fair shot. However, based on the description here, I have serious doubts I'll like it, no matter how good the technical side may be.
What Kevin describes as a flaw in the movie - how cold and emotionless it was - was exactly the characteristic which most caught my attention. This was serious sci fi; it didn't play around or crack jokes, like most animation at that time did. There was an elegance to its brutality and a gritty realism to its aesthetic. When I tried reading the source manga a few years later, I bounced off it hard because Motoko might as well have been an entirely different character and everything felt too colorful, too flippant. So I guess I'm in the (possibly small?) minority who see this series being absolutely faithful to the manga as a big negative rather than a positive. But I have liked characters like the manga's version of Motoko in other titles, so maybe this version will eventually grow on me. And I'm definitely looking forward to hearing how the new English dub matches up to the older ones. |
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Flared
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Just came back from seeing this preview myself. It's an incredible adaptation and it's amazing to see Shirow's Ghost in the Shell finally animated after the best part of 40 years.
The colourful presentation especially really brings everything to life in a way the series has never really had (apart from the PS1 game cutscenes), and I can't help but feeling that this was partly chosen to contrast against the previous dark & gritty adaptations by Oshii etc. Pacing is great too, even with decent amounts of tech and political exposition It was a weird and anti-climactic place to stop the preview, but it does make me look forward to the broadcast more. Also, even as someone who went in very open-minded about the more goofy characters, first off it is a little jarring after decades of a serious Major seeing one acting so animated (pun unintended). However once you get accustomed to it, it's a fantastic ride. |
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MFrontier
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As someone whose first experience with the franchise was the original manga, I'm definitely looking forward to a manga-accurate adaption!
That being said, the dub seems solid, but I'm genuinely surprised how close to the vest they're keeping the Japanese cast (even if it's kind of already leaked, at least who is voicing the Major). I guess it probably has to do with Atsuko Tanaka's passing and how iconic the original seiyuu are. |
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thecritter
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This review gives me great hopes for the newest GITS.
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Hellsoldier
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This might work better for me. The core of my formative anime experience includes Akira and both the Ghost in the Shell movies and S.A.C.. But it all started with Bubblegum Crisis for me. So, whilst clearly and obviousy different, this GitS is probably closer in spirit to Bubblegum Crisis, with that hyperkinetic 80's OVA energy. I'm down. |
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