Prequel anime Ghost in the Shell: Arise may be wrapping up with "Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone," but that isn't all that's in store for the franchise. According to an announcement on the official Arise website , a movie project is in the works and …Read more »
This month, an exhibition rolling through Japan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell . Though it's almost been overshadowed by the various anime adaptations , the Ghost in the Shell that appeared 25 years ago and serves as the template for …Read more »
Back when we reviewed the first episode of Ghost In The Shell Arise , we noted because Arise had a new set of voice actors, the English dub had the chance to actually be more consistent across the GITS universe than the Japanese version by …Read more »
Angel's Egg . Patlabor . Ghost in the Shell . Jin-roh . The Sky Crawlers . These films are all the creation of Mamoru Oshii, one of anime's most celebrated and influential directors. A thinking person's director, Oshii's films are full of religious symbolism, philosophical …Read more »
2014 marks both the 25th anniversary of the original Ghost in the Shell manga and the release of the third episode of Arise , the latest Ghost series, and the occasion is being marked with a host of projects. The first of these special events, …Read more »
Whoa, who else totally forgot there was a live action Ghost in the Shell in the works? Okay, “in the works” might be generous. Dreamworks bought the live action rights to the franchise back in 2008, but not a whole lot has happened since then. …Read more »
When the first part of this latest Ghost in the Shell reboot was released in the summer, it left the series with a lot to improve on. Happily parading the visual tropes of the series, it unfortunately forgot to actually add any substance of its …Read more »
Every time I’ve written about some iteration of Masamune Shirow’s Appleseed , I’ve led with a comparison to Warhammer 40K by Games Workshop, but I promised myself that I wouldn’t do it again. The comparison is apt; both Appleseed and 40K combine a grimdark concept—a …Read more »
This week saw the unfortunate passing of director Ryutaro Nakamura, best known for directing the seminal sci-fi series Serial Experiments Lain . Nakamura was also known for directing Kino’s Journey , another well-regarded 13-epside series, and Ghost Hound , which paired him with Ghost in …Read more »
Why is the animation quality of the Ghost in the Shell franchise evolving in reverse? The original Ghost in the Shell film, released in 1994, was and remains a stunning, fluid piece of animation with both characters and backgrounds alike packed with detail, nuance and …Read more »
A contradictory scene in rural Japan: by the bank of a river, a master and his apprentices dye traditional Japanese fabric by hand, the way it’s been done for hundreds of years. In the river, a human-shaped robot plays in the water, trying to catch …Read more »
Those who want to see The Major promoting Microsoft's Surface tablet can finally see their wish fulfilled in the full Ghost in the Shell: Arise promotional short . Following some short commercials, the full three-minute short has The Major utilizing the tablet during a mission, …Read more »
On March 4, the American anime and manga communities lost a legend with the passing of Toren Smith. He was 52 years old. Even if you don’t recognize his name, Smith’s influence is still felt by anyone who reads manga in the United States. He …Read more »
You might know Mamoru Oshii as the director of Ghost in the Shell , The Sky Crawlers , and Patlabor 2: The Movie . You might also know him as the most opinionated man in the industry, with a regularly updated blog on Nico Nico …Read more »
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