Ghost in the Shell 1+2 are animate...d movies set in a future Japan, the animation is high quality, the stories engaging. SAC 1st GIG is an episodic story following on from the movies, also known as The Laughing Man. If you enjoy Manga, these will appeal, not aimed at youngsters, though the Tachikoma Days segments at the end of each episode of 1st GIG are a little light relief.
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The animation in this series is outstanding, though not as eye-popping as some of the other Manga productions. The stories in each episode progress nicely and link together well. That said some of the episodes feel a little 'clunky'. All in all, I can't help but like this series and would recommend it for most Manga enthusiasts.
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this is a good series to go along with the... film although not one of the best anime i have watched it is worthwhile. if i was going to chose one anime series to watch though it wouldn't be this but rather the excellent cowboy bebop. I felt the series was lacking some key element i couldn't quite place, it was perhaps due to the style of the animation, which wasn't quite edgy enough for me.
Entertaining series
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AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE 2 'GHOST ...IN THE SHELL' MOVIES, THE LOGICAL COURSE WAS TO DO A TV SERIES BASED ON THE ADVENTURES OF SECTION 9. AND BOY, DOES IT DELIVER. THIS DVD SET INCLUDES ALL 26 EPISODES FROM THE FIRST SERIES, AND INCLUDES SOME GREAT EXTRAS INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH THE ACTORS WHO DO THE VOICES, THE MUSIC COMPOSER YOKO KANNO, WHO ALSO DID THE MUSIC FOR THE LEGENDARY 'COWBOY BEBOP', AND TRAILERS FOR OTHER MANGA TITLES. IT IS A SHAME THEY DIDN'T DO INTERVIEWS WITH THE ENGLISH CAST, AND THE TRAILERS WERE THE SAME, BUT THAT IS NOTHING TO CRY ABOUT. THIS IS ONE BOX SET THAT ANY MANGA/ANIME FAN SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION. IT IS REPORTED THAT SPIELBERG HAS GOT THE RIGHTS TO DO A LIVE ACTION VERSION OF 'GHOST IN THE SHELL. I ONLY HOPE HE CAN DO THIS CLASSIC MANGA/ANIME SERIES JUSTICE. MAYBE RHONA MITRA AS MOTOKO KUSANAGI? NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS BUY THE 2ND SERIES AND I'LL BE IN HEAVEN.