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• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Manga Video
• DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A0GPG8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,059 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 1 in The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd Gig Series.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Major Kusanagi and the other agents of Public Security Section 9 hit the ground running as the second season of the Ghost in the Shell broadcast series begins. The new storylines have a more overtly political tone than the previous sci-fi adventures about the Laughing Man and the scandals surrounding cures for "cyberbrain sclerosis." Chief Aramaki gets his funding restored when he resolves a hostage situation for the new Prime Minister. This terrorist incident is linked to the poor treatment of Asian refugees and their role in the economy of the world following World War IV. When military helicopters go haywire above a refugee compound, the government faces a potential uprising, while evidence suggests that an even bigger plot may be unfolding. In the unusually sardonic episode 3, Aramaki, Kusanagi, Batou et al. set up a hi-tech sting operation to trap a corrupt industrial mogul. The newly cognizant Tachikoma robots join the crew as "recruits." (Rated 13 and older: violence, violence against women, sexual situations, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

DVD features
The two-DVD Limited Edition contains the same episodes, but one disc features Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, the other DTS and stereo: which sounds better remains a question of individual taste and the configuration of the viewer's sound system. The soundtrack CD offers 17 songs and musical selections by Yoko Kanno, the composer who scored both the first season of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. and Cowboy Bebop. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Section 9 is back for a 2nd GIG, July 20, 2005

By	Xeon Negotiator (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd GIG, Volume 01 (Episodes 1-4) (DVD)

That's right the whole gang from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is back. Fans of both the movie series and the original televised series are going to love the second season. Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG is amazing from the first episode to the very last, and it all starts out right were the first season left off. But this time the threat is far greater to Japan and Section 9.

This DVD set includes the following:

Disc: 4 episodes in Dolby Digital (English and Japanese); bonus material

Episodes:
1. Reembody
2. Night Cruise
3. Cash Eye
4. Natural Enemy

Upcoming Releases:
Ghost in the Shell: SAC Official Log 1 - scheduled release date 10/25/05
Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG Vol. 2 - scheduled release date 11/22/05

NOTE - If you see any anime items for sale that seem to cheap, they are BOOTLEGS. DO NOT BUY!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2 Season of the GITS TV Series, October 7, 2005

By	indanthrene (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd GIG, Volume 01 (Episodes 1-4) (DVD)

For a little more background:

Movies (The Puppet Master plotline):

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence

TV Series (The Puppet Master in the movies never existed):

Season 1: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Season 2: Ghost in the Shell: Second GIG

Manga

Ghost in the Shell: Different than the first movie, but related.
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (I have not read it).

Ghost in the Shell: Man Machine Interface (a story set a few years after the first movie, it follows the Major in some later activities; it appears to take place after the second movie, but the second movie was published afterward, and they don't refer to each other as far as I know).

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The second movie picks up after the first movie (the puppet master affair plotline).

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I have seen almost the entire 2ng GIG series. It possesses a more gritty and tight feel and story than the first season. The animation style is markedly different. In fact, the whole production value, while quite high, was still lower than the first season. This was something of a disappointment to me, as I had expected them to exceed the past, not fall behind it.

The story, though, is still interesting as Section 9 fights for its own life and survival. We learn a great deal more about the past, and every episode is, like the first season, crafted with what I think is a certain sort of genius.

I await the end of the second season with great anticipation.

33 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Section 9 is back for a 2nd GIG, July 20, 2005

By	Xeon Negotiator (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

That's right the whole gang from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is back. Fans of both the movie series and the original televised series are going to love the second season. Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG is amazing from the first episode to the very last, and it all starts out right were the first season left off. But this time the threat is far greater to Japan and Section 9.

This DVD set includes the following:

3 Discs:
Disc 1 - 4 episodes in Dolby Digital (English and Japanese); bonus material
Disc 2 - 4 episodes in DTS (English and Japanese); bonus material
Disc 3 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2

Episodes:
1. Reembody
2. Night Cruise
3. Cash Eye
4. Natural Enemy

And a unique case to keep the DVD case(s) in.

Upcoming Releases:
Ghost in the Shell: SAC Official Log 1 - scheduled release date 10/25/05
Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG Vol. 2 - scheduled release date 11/22/05


NOTE - If you see any anime items for sale that seem to cheap, they are BOOTLEGS. DO NOT BUY!