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| Artist: Masamune Shirow
Studio: Manga Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £39.99
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 5406
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Pal
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 7
Running Time: 750 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 2.1
EAN: 5022366203746
ASIN: B000BMUVKQ
Release Date: November 14, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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perfection November 8, 2007
Maxi-D (midlands)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
i could review this item by saying that it is an excellent buy and that it is brilliant and perfect in every way possible,but that would be an understatement. br / br /this is sheer brilliance, the story and plot is perfect br /the graphics are breathtaking going from strength to strength. br /the charicters are on top from the start and surpass even the most pessimistic persons view. br / br /the story is rather similar to the original film so you'll be disappointed if your expecting a new turn on the genre although the producers of this seres have excelled in molding and crafting these stories into singular unique stories which at the same time are connected by several story arcs br / br /this allows the stories progression to rapidly increase to feverishly good heights br / br /this is an outstanding collection and should be bought immediately for the philosophical aspects alone. 5/5 insanely good ^_^
Superb Intelligent Anime October 6, 2007
Ms. Rhonda M. Palmer (UK)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a breath of fresh air GITS SAC truely is, with complex interweaving stories and moral dilemmas- an anime that truely grips you and makes you think. The characters are intense and intellectual and well thought out. br /The animation itself is gorgeous, as well as the beautiful soundtrack by Yoko Kanno. Definately worth buying if you like using your head and fancy something a bit more dimensional than the typical anime.
Fantastic! July 11, 2007
Reviewer X (UK)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
The year is 2030 and Section 9 continues to prevent acts of terrorism and crime in New Port City. As well as dealing with serious crimes such as, Cyber Hackers and cyber-terrorism, from time to time they also serve as protection to foreign VIPs and investigate unlawful acts of those in public office and of high profile murder cases. Apart from that, The mysterious hacker known as `The Laughing Man' returns after six years of silence, hijacking a Police official's cyber brain and delivering a threat to the Superintendent-General. The first season has two types of episodes: "Stand Alone" episodes which deal with Section 9 fighting crime and "Complex" episodes, which mostly deals with the Laughing Man Case. The animation and storytelling of this series is outstanding.
Best anime series available! May 13, 2007
smorguss
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have watched over half this series, and aside from the excellent animation, I have been struck by the sheer brilliance of the writing and plotting on this series. Also, the characters are well rounded and with believable motivations, particularly the Major and Batou. Admittedly, one or two of the Tachikoma 'episodes', plus the little add-on shorts featuring Section 9's robotic mini-tanks can sometimes be slightly irritating, but this takes nothing away from the fact that this is without a doubt the finest (mature) anime work I have seen since Akira. I am looking forward to the rest of this series, and 2nd Gig after that!!
Excellent DVD, excellent series - why wouldn't you? May 10, 2007
Lozatron (West London)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is an excellent and very good value transfer of an absolute top quality, enthralling tv series. Described at the time as "the best Sci-Fi series on Television" Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex is the kind of intelligent, sophisticated science fiction that the world is crying out for - to my taste it stands up there with Battlestar Galactica, Firefly and the good seasons of Babylon 5. br / br /The DVD transfer is good - sound and video quality are superb. The extras get a little tired after a while - they are mostly interviews in japanese with subtitles - but I guess if you're a hardcore fan you'd love that stuff. br / br /The one complaint I have - and this is to do with the genre in general I think - is the outrageous proportions and clothing of the hero, Major Kusanagi. While I have no problem watching women displayed that way, when I am sitting down trying to convince my beloved wife that this animation is not, in fact, juvenile cartoons but rather a higher form of art, it doesn't help when hotpants and gravitationally impossible breasts fly across the screen before graphically slaughtering some villain. br / br /I understand that in the context of the story that there is an argument for her looking this way - but honestly, that's not going to cut it with Mrs L. br / br /I suspect I will always have this problem with this genre, which is of course aimed predominantly at young men. It would be nice if they could make wife/girlfriend friendly versions of these shows though - not that they get offended (or at least mine doesn't) - but because these juvenile depictions of female characters can get in the way and sadly prevent them from appreciating what is, to my mind, a highly advanced art form. br / br /In short though - BUY IT!
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