Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex
| September 06, 2007

The series has also been adapted into an anime television series, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, which was carried on into a second season, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, and was followed by a film, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society, which premiered on the SKY Perfect satellite television network on September 1, 2006. The Stand Alone Complex series is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, and follows an alternate and separate storyline from that of Oshii's theatrical film adaptations and Masamune's original manga. The TV series expounds further on the careers of Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9, and also retains more elements from the Masamune Shirow's original manga than Oshii's feature films.

Updated cyberpunk themes and some incredible CGI - they have designers that just do cars, for example... I enjoy these more than the films. It's clear Larry and Andy Wachowski stole heavily from Ghost... and I guess Masamune stole from Ridley Scott... and I guess Ridley stole from K. Dick, and K. Dick stole from Shakespeare, and....

Tags:  anime, cyberpunk, ghost in, kamiyama, oshii, shirow, the shell