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Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. - 2nd Gig (Complete Collection)
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| Part No: | B000VNMMPC |
| Manufacturer: | Manga Video |
| MFG Part: | 25267 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow and directed by Kenji Kamiyama GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX takes viewers to a futuristic society where technology has saturated citizens' daily lives. Along with the new technology comes new types of crime that exploit it but female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team of police Section 9 devote their lives to chasing criminals both on land and in cyberspace. In this complete collection of episodes from the epic show's second season (also known as 2nd Gig) Major Motoko Husanagi and Section 9 continue to battle terrorists in the actual world and in cyberspace. This season gives a new spin to Masamune Shirow's popular concept by combining the talents of directors Mamoru Oshii and Kenji Kamiyama and the animators at Japanese studio Production I.G.System Requirements:Length: 360 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ANIME Rating: PG-13 UPC: 669198252679 Manufacturer No: 25267
Major Kusanagi and the rest of Public Security Section 9 hit the ground running as the second season of
Stand Alone Complex (2004) begins: Their new adventure centers on a complex mystery even more dangerous than the case of the Laughing Man. Terrorist incidents linked to the mistreatment of Asian refugees after World War IV threaten to ignite a powder keg in Japan. Kusanagi, Batou, and even Chief Aramaki chafe when they're drafted to protect Prime Minister Kayabuki from would-be assassins. But the threats to the government are linked to the Individual Eleven, a cell that recalls the May 15th Incident. (On May 15, 1932, a group of junior naval officers and army cadets assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, ensuring that power would remain in the hands of the militarists.) The members of the Individual Eleven--except for Hideo Kuze, their charismatic leader--commit mass suicide in a bloody spectacle that recalls the theatrical death in 1970 of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Kuze's campaign to win political freedom for the refugees grows increasingly violent, involving suicide bombers, Russian mobsters selling stolen plutonium, and strained relations between Japan and an Imperial America that is trying to reassert its military dominance in the face of economic weakness. And what role does the devious, hideously scarred intelligence officer Kazundo Gohda play in these actions? The Tachikoma robots speculate that as they are abandoning collective consciousness and developing individuality, a dependence on the Net is leading humans in the opposite direction. That trend makes people more vulnerable to cyber-viruses involved in the plot--unless Section 9 acts in time. Most of the adventures take place in bleak, gray and brown settings, which contrast effectively with the bright, colorful cyberworld the Major and the Tachikomas visit.
S.A.C.--2nd Gig continues the tight plotting, dynamic action sequences, and interesting character relationships that made the series a hit. (Rated 13 and older: violence, violence against women, brief nudity, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use)
--Charles Solomon
| Second gig comes in a close second | 2008-12-20 | 4 / 5 |
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| 2nd gig of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a good continuation of where the first collection left off. The stories are interesting, exciting, and some of them even deeply moving. This series goes a lot deeper into the character's back stories as well for fans of Ghost in the Shell. The only problem I had with this one is that it takes itself way too seriously and the socio-political-techno babble is over done and gets really old, really fast and just detracts from both the stand alone and multi-episode stories. |
| Ghost In The Shell: Solid State | 2008-11-27 | 5 / 5 |
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Loved it, loved it, loved it. If you're a GOS fan, while it's different from the series, it's still fun to watch. It's an alternative story line to the series and the other movies but it's still GOS no matter how you look at it. Motoko is just as fiesty as ever, the Tachis - well, they're different but they still have that sense of fun about them, especially in Tachikomatic Daze that is available on the dvd.
If you're new to GOS - watch it and watch all the other GOS series. I think you'll enjoy it... especially the Tachikomas. |
| adult cartoon | 2008-10-16 | 5 / 5 |
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| if you are over 18 this is something you should watch! even if you cant buy it you should watch a few episodes its worth it! |
| Good Movie in the Stand Alone Complex series *Spoilers* | 2008-09-22 | 4 / 5 |
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| I just finished Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society. It is based after the second season and the Major resigned from Section 9 and it is 2 years later, new recruits and Togusa the new leader of the team, they are doing business as usual until noted figures begin committing suicide one by one, the major is thought to have been involved in it. It is action packed and has some pretty weird stuff, for example while investigating Batou sees the Major for a brief moment and helps her, she then escapes. As the movie goes on the Solid State Society rears its head, and when Togusa comes too close to comfort, he is cyberhacked and takes his daughter in for cyberization but he is given the choice of either committing suicide and saving his daughter or losing her. As he pulls the trigger, the Major makes her appearance and saves Togusa from death. They soon hunt down the company behind it all and uncover the vast net of lies. After the Major nearly goes out with someone known as the Puppeteer, it ends on a good note and may not be the end of the series. I can only hope that it means another movie is in the works. |
| Just fantastic. | 2008-09-18 | 5 / 5 |
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The box arrived in mint condition - I was so happy to see the individually wrapped dvds cases. I was a little worried that I would be missing outon the case art.
The box itself is great. Closes with a magnet. Very slick.
Only woe is that when looking at the dvd cases in the box you cannot see what volumes they are. The cut of the box covers the numbers.
Just means you gotta put these in order or spend a few seconds sorting through the great cover art to find the one you want. |
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