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I really hate the term “technobabble” because it’s too often used by people who haven’t paid close enough attention to what’s going on, but that’s probably the best term to describe Arise’s take on its technological future.Īnother reason Arise comes in last here is due to how it was released. And it’s not just the internal power struggles that threaten to derail Arise. While Arise generates some dramatic action scenes, having the core of the story be about the squabbles between different corporations and government agencies drastically lowers the stakes since it’s so hard to care which side wins in the end. Masamune Shirow’s original manga deals heavily with political machinations both geopolitical as well as those internal to Japan. One of the reasons I mentioned politics and the Japanese self-defense forces in the intro is that Ghost in the Shell has always been a very political beast. At that point, creating a new origin story for Kusanagi and her compatriots, with new voice actors stepping into these roles was definitely a risk, and unfortunately, it was one that didn’t quite pay off.
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When Arise came out, Ghost in the Shell had already been through three films, two TV arcs, and a slew of novels and games in addition to Masamune Shirow’s manga.
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Even at its least-engaging, I’ll take most versions of Ghost in the Shell before a lot of the other stuff that’s out there. And I’d take “worst” with a grain of salt, here. What follows is my completely subjective ranking of the various envisionings of the worlds of Ghost in the Shell ( recently voted #1 cyberpunk anime by readers of Otaku USA), from worst to best. Although Ghost in the Shell has maintained its core team of Major Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and the rest of the counterterrorism group of Section 9 trying to keep the peace (to a greater or lesser degree), all of its various permutations have responded to world developments as well as the visions of their creators and interpreters. It’s particularly true for a franchise like Ghost in the Shell, which is over 30 years old (the first chapter of the manga came out in April 1989) and has developed through events like the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy, the Lost Decade(s), the increased deployment of Japanese self-defense troops abroad, and seventeen prime ministers, just to name a few. In summary, Ghost in the Shell is very satisfying.Anyone who writes science fiction has to worry about the present overtaking their futuristic fantasies. The animation, to say the least, is beautiful and seems to be the focus.
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These are accompanied with music and no dialog. There are a couple of scenes that are basically slide shows of various themes. Some viewers may be turned-off by the many scenes that aren't accompanied by music, especially the action sequences. I recommend the subtitled version because the dubbed dialog is sometimes over wordy and odd-sounding (as are most dubbed versions). The science it focuses on is definitely modern though, albeit, fantastic. Though the major reason to see this film is for the animation, there are also other fine points to consider. It is obvious that a lot of work went into Ghost in the Shell the attention to graphic details creates some remarkably realistic animation. Watching this fine piece of animation again brought back the reasons why I was attracted to anime in the first place. A few days ago I re-discovered my forgotten anime collection. I was a huge anime fan in highschool but as time progressed, my interests and focus in media have changed.