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「攻殻機動隊」Ghost in the Shell
A futuristic, police/noir thriller, set around the mid-21st Century, dealing with the reality of corporate power structures, and cyber terrorism, against a backdrop of technological advancement, and transhumanist cyberisation, in a Neo-Japanese state.
Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic, police/noir thriller, set around the mid-21st Century, dealing with the reality of corporate power structures, and cyber terrorism, against a backdrop of technological advancement, and transhumanist cyberisation, in a Neo-Japanese state.
The narrative follows the covert operations division of the Japanese National Public Security Commission Section 9. This unit specializes in combating tech-based crimes, with a lean toward Spec Ops weapons and tactics, as well as an investigative focus on hacking, data mining, and more traditional methods of information sleuthing, and detective work.
Ghost in the Shell expands its scope beyond the narrative by exploring many rich Philosophical, Economic, Social, and Political themes. With a weighting on Existentialism and Humanism, Consumerism, economic class disparity, Industrial political corruption, and Politically radicalised splinter groups.
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Stand Alone Complex - 2nd Gig (2004)
Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)
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Official GitS games:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PS2))
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PSP - PS2 sequel.))
GitS: SAC - First Assault Online (PC, Discontinued)
Other GitS-like cyberpunk games:
The System Shock series (PC, shooter/survival)
The Deus Ex series (PC and various consoles, stealth-action RPG)
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC and consoles, action RPG)
Oni (PC and PS2, 3P shooter/fighter))
The Shadowrun series of tactical RPGs for PC (Returns, Dragonfall, Hong Kong)
curated by u/dUc0N
Official Ghost in the Shell media channels
Twitter: @kokaku_m
YouTube: GITSchannel
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the regulars seem to like it for the most part, ive introduced quite a few people to gits this way, i work the overnight shift btw
Rewatching the show with a cleared mind that previously watching is amazing. I have worked on my social anxiety so much and now conversations IRL are easier for me to make sense of…the dialogue in GITS is so good and the characters are built amazingly. I am rewatching 2nd gig for the millionth time and I love this season because there is so much to sink your teeth into. I am on the episode where Kuze is threatening the prime minister the fifth episode. There is the scene with him driving and talking about the individual eleven essay and how he relates to it kinda like me with this right now ouuuu it makes me feel special. For real though the storyline of that essay is so fucking well done it makes it believable. The context, content, and how aspects of the essay fit whats going on meshing with the overarching present situation is so dramatic yet works. It’s not cheesy. I could go on… its my favorite fucking piece of media let alone things. I hope the new series is fire imagine if they fucking go into the puppet master and motoko fusing in an anime and do it as well as they did SAC, og movie, and manga. That would be a dream. I have hopes for it. There is a reason GITS has four movies, a manga, and three of its own series. ITS CAUSE ITS FUCKING BOSS. Also love this subreddit so much most of my karma is from here😇♥️
I've recently been on a kick of watching LONG (like 6 hour) retrospectives of classics TV series and games. These are usually fairly detailed discussions of the narratives but also delve deeper in to the symbolism and themes.
At some point I figured their must be a similar breakdown of the GITS body of work as it is extensive at this point.
But the most I could find is a couple of 10-20 minute Youtube videos.
So:
Does anyone have any analysis of GITS that they enjoyed, valued, or think is worth reading/watching? Particularly if it's spanning the entire catalog.
I figured this is old hat, but I love the fact that characters like Major Kusanagi have no emotion in their eyes, just a cold and flat look. It’s a nice and subtle detail to show the synthetic nature of some bodies.
I just feel super proud to have found this thing. Just sharing a when worn photo of it. This one is a windex pro and it feels like +100 aura when I wear it. I feel the spirit of Batou and Motoko by my side
Is there any way to get the shelling sequence scene without the credits?
When Tachikoma brought up analog vs digital as a way to understand God and zero in machines and humans, what exactly did Tachikoma mean then? I know it's supposed to be just some silly dialogue meant to alert Batou about the changes in the tachis behavior, but i like little philosophy snippets like this in shows.
I recently bought a vintage Windex jacket that is reminiscent of GITS 1. Some of us here probably wonder where we can get some jackets like Motoko’s and Batou’s. The following search prompts for online stores like Etsy, eBay, Carousell, and many more can help. Thought I’d post here to be of some help.
Good search prompts are: Vintage Ellesse Ski Jacket Vintage Descente Ski Jacket Vintage Ski Jacket Vintage Windex Ski Jacket Soi Paradisea Ski Jacket Vintage Ellesse Ski Jacket by Goldwin
an ancient AMV I made for Ghost in the Shell x Animatrix (Jun 13, 2008)
because its that old its in SD but still, if you like it then I suggest you rip it n keep it somewhere safe in case I loose it. XD
Does anyone know of a shop in Tokyo that currently sells Ghost in the Shell merch of any kind?
just stumbled across a self cover of Inner Universe by Origa
it's from an album of self covers published a year before her death, and the only copies available in the UK run £200+
if anyone's got a rip i'd really appreciate it, can only find a couple of the tracks online
Edit - if you haven't heard this version of Inner Universe it deserves a listen
Does anybody know where I can watch this move without people talking over it