Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Watch Free Previews and Buy Episodes from Amazon Instant Video (Learn More)
| Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Major Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, and the other officers from Public Security Section 9 battle crimes involving hackers, data tampering, and cyber-drugs as the broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell continues. In "Missing Hearts," they pursue a gang of medical students involved in the black market sale of human organs--an unusual subject, as transplant surgery is much rarer in Japan than in America. The character of Batou is more entertaining in the TV series than in Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence. He's action-oriented and engages the other characters in coversation, instead of endlessly quoting Eastern and Western philosophers. Tachikoma, the crab-like robot with the cutesy voice, is an improbable presence in a show that features so much blood and hard-hitting action. The interstitial adventures involving multiple Tachikomas feel like scenes from an unrelated children's program. Extras include interviews with composer Yoko Kanno and the Japanese voice actor who performs the role of Aramaki. There's also a two-disc deluxe edition that boasts DTS 5.1 soundtracks in English and Japanese, plus a CD of Kanno's music from the series. (Rated 13 and older: considerable violence, grotesque imagery, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
As a fan of the orignal GitS, and of Stand Alone Complex Vol. 1, I really looked forward to Vol. 2 and I was not disappointed. The story continued where it left off in Vol. 1, but this time we learn even more about the Major, her skills and maybe a small scene to some, but to me when she blocked a blow and it...well, don't want to spoil it, but it shows how powerfully build she is. While the Laughing Man from the first vol. took up lots of the time, the other episodes showed more of her personality. Including a huge surprise about her love life that was cut-out of the US verison of GitS comic.
The art, action are crisp and clean, the US voice acting is very good, not perfect at times, but they've spend money getting some good voice actors. As for the sound complain in another review, I started off with no sound, then realised that I had set-up for DTS sound, which I don't have. After resetting to stereo the sound came on and it sounded great.
I recommend Ghost in the Shell for any anime fan.
The art, action are crisp and clean, the US voice acting is very good, not perfect at times, but they've spend money getting some good voice actors. As for the sound complain in another review, I started off with no sound, then realised that I had set-up for DTS sound, which I don't have. After resetting to stereo the sound came on and it sounded great.
I recommend Ghost in the Shell for any anime fan.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
So far, I've enjoyed this series very much, more so than the movie, it seems to follow the Manga more closely in both style and story ... I'm looking forward to the next installment as well ...
I see someone has had a problem with the sound, well copy and paste this address:
http://www.bandai-ent.com/news/news.cfm?id=86
GreyGhost
I see someone has had a problem with the sound, well copy and paste this address:
http://www.bandai-ent.com/news/news.cfm?id=86
GreyGhost
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
The show is great and DVD sound and picture are great. But, I noticed my DVD has no Extras (the interviews with Aramaki's voice actor andthe composer) even though the box says it is supposed to. Also, the DVD does not have 5.1 sound even though the box claims it does. Did I just get an old DVD in a new box? Maybe it was sitting int the warehouse for a long time? Series is worth having on DVD if you can afford it
****Did anyone else experience the NO EXTRAS problem?****
Thanks
****Did anyone else experience the NO EXTRAS problem?****
Thanks
Most Recent Customer Reviews
What you would expect!
This is what you would expect from the team that makes this awsome film and series! Visuals are as always, Top notch in the anime world, with thought provoking story lines, that... Read more
Published on February 8, 2008 by Tom E. Thompson
Where the line between humans and machines is blurred
I'll admit to you that I love to watch Adult Swim, and I'll also admit that I like certain types of anime. Read more
Published on November 26, 2005 by Mark Schaefer
PLUGGED IN TERRORIST
The agents of Section 9 are desperately tracking down the cyber-terrorist "Laughing Man" before he can carry out his plans to kill the Police Superintendent-General. Read more
Published on September 5, 2005 by Sesho
Anime to make you think
This is definitely thinking people's anime. GitS masterfully incorporates rich animation with a fast paced and deeply interwoven plot line. Read more
Published on June 24, 2005 by Lotus Mystique
Top Notch Anime
I dont really know about teh other two reviews that dissed this series. Just opinions like anything else really. Read more
Published on October 8, 2004 by Nicholas Jensen
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
![[Start the discussion]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/start-new-discussion-sec._V192250339_.gif){kind=small}
Look for Similar Items by Category
Look for Similar Items by Subject
|
