The original Ghost in the Shell film from 1995 (and the best Ghost in the Shell anime made to date—fight me) was just rereleased in Japan in a 4K remaster. To mark the occasion, Panasonic brought together voice actors Atsuko Tanaka (Motoko Kusanagi) and Akio …Read more »
Tamio Oki, a voice actor whose career spanned seven decades, died on December 14 at the age of 89. Oki, who got his start in radio in 1946, later became a prolific voice actor in anime, video games and Japanese-dubbed films. Over his long career, …Read more »
With all the hubbub surrounding the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell —which will have been out for a bit and thoroughly critiqued by the masses by the time you read this—it’s easy to forget about Mamoru Oshii’s anime film sequel to the original, Ghost …Read more »
Kodansha’s deluxe reissue of Masamune Shirow’s seminal Ghost in the Shell (scheduled, no doubt, to capitalize on the live-action film’s release) fixes many of the concerns fans had with earlier editions. No longer is it flopped, nor have the original sound effects—their presence an essential …Read more »
The dust is settling on the release of the live-action Ghost in the Shell , and it’s looking fair to say it was not exactly a smash. In fact, at this point, it looks unlikely the film will recoup its budget. Anthony D’Alessandro over at …Read more »
After years of anticipation and a fair bit of controversy, the live-action Ghost in the Shell film finally hit theaters this weekend. Some liked it and some hated it, but if the box office results are anything to go by, most just didn’t bother in …Read more »
We're officially just a few days away from the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, so we'll finally be able to judge it for ourselves this Friday. Paramount hasn't stopped hyping it up, though, and the latest promotions include a "final trailer," a "Major's Apartment" …Read more »
If you’ve been wondering where the director of the original Ghost in the Shell comes down on the whole live-action whitewashing debate, let it be known he is definitively on team ScarJo. That’s the word from an IGN interview with Mamoru Oshii, in which he …Read more »
As I’m writing this, we are mere months away from the premiere of the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell . But before we get to the, ahem, Johansson-ization of Ghost in the Shell , let’s take a look at the anime and …Read more »
The live-action Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell finally arrives at the end of this month, so Paramount Pictures has a new teaser featuring lead actress Scarlett Johansson. Watch as the Major wakes up in her new body in the video below. Paramount's description: …Read more »
From teasers to the recent Super Bowl TV spot, we've seen plenty of snippets of the upcoming live-action Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell . Now it's time to soak in another proper full trailer, showing Scarlett Johansson and the rest of the cast …Read more »
The upcoming Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie previously had a few tribute manga published in Japan, including a one-shot from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex manga creator Yu Kinutani. Other tributes followed from Nobuaki Tadano, Yu Imai, and Masayuki Yamamoto, and according …Read more »
Before the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie comes out, we'll be able to revisit Mamoru Oshii's classic 1995 anime film that inspired it. Funimation and Lionsgate are bringing the first Ghost in the Shell movie back to 110 U.S. theaters for a limited …Read more »
No way around it: the end (and beginning) of a year is always list-heavy. This one’s a bit different, though, in that it has nothing to do with 2016. Nope, this is something a bit more ambitious. Music and entertainment magazine Paste has put together …Read more »
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