Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX takes viewers to futuristic society where technology has saturated citizens' daily lives. Along with the new technology comes new types of crime that exploits it, but female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team of .. Read more
| Starring | Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Akio Ôtsuka, Tamio Ôki |
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| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX takes viewers to futuristic society where technology has saturated citizens' daily lives. Along with the new technology comes new types of crime that exploits it, but female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team of police, Section 9, devote their lives to chasing criminals, both on land and in cyberspace. In these episodes, the team must figure out the secret behind a spate of android suicides, stop a far-reaching hacker conspiracy, solve a hostage situation, and much more!
| Starring | Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Akio Ôtsuka, Tamio Ôki, Tamio Ôki, Iemasa Kayumi, Kôichi Yamadera, Kôichi Yamadera, Tesshô Genda, Steve Bulen, Donald Salin, Steven Jay Blum, Tom Carlton, Gina Connell, Sam Sheffer, Richard Cansino, Richard Epcar, Michael Sorich |
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| Studio | MANGA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins |
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| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Sep 2004 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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WARNING! Do not rent disc 2 in this set. You get exactly the same set of episodes, but with DTS sound. I wish the description (or a previous reviewer) had warned me of this, then I wouldn't have wasted the rental. As for the episodes they are very enjoyable and action packed, with great animation. The title sequence is gobsmacking!
Don't take the low rating as applying to the content of this disc - the anime is great. Beware, though, and don't make the silly mistake I made and order both discs in the set. They contain exactly the same four episodes, only with different sound systems - Dolby and DTS. Unfortunately you don't seem to be able to choose just the DTS disc (the sound is much better). So if you are happy with the (fine) Dolby sound on Disc 1 just order that one and don't waste 1.99 on a duplicate disc!!