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OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #719) Ghost in the Shell: Arise
Shownotes :: (show 719) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Ghost in the Shell: Arise, recorded live March 17th, 2019. …
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise Borders 1–5 Anime Review
It’s been a while, but finally, as promised, I’ve returned to Japanese mangaka Masamune Shirow’s voluminous Ghost in the Shell (GitS)…
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Library Loot: MIRAI
In my first Library Loot post, I mentioned that I would cover both manga and anime – I haven’t cover anime yet. This has obviously changed with this…
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Library Loot: Behind the Scenes!!
Welcome to the second edition of Library Loot! This time is me revisiting a very long shelved manga series – Behind the Scenes!! by Bisco Hatori. It’s funny,…
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Library Loot: Kamen Rider
Welcome back to Library Loot! It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve written one of these up. I promise my manga reading hasn’t slowed down in the…
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Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Although Mamoru Oshii is one of the greatest anime directors of all time, his reputation among anime fans remains divisive. He’s perhaps the only anime director to have…
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Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Type: Wow, this is pretty Synopsis: The future is controlled by horrible robots!!! Good, I got that out of my system. Ghost in the Shell (1995) is a…
S2E8 - Ghost in the Shell
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John, Jason, and guest host Dr. Brian Ruh discuss Mamoru Oshii's 1995 animated masterpiece, Ghost in the Shell. They spend a…
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
By Andrew Osmond. Dolls, dogs, gods, children and their relationships with neurotically self-conscious humanity come under philosophical investigation in Mamoru Oshii’s sequel to his film, Ghost in the…
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Ghost in the Shell 2.0
An important, seminal cyberpunk experience that has aged a little since 1995, but still an interesting piece that cements the genre.
S2E8 - Ghost in the Shell
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John, Jason, and guest host Dr. Brian Ruh discuss Mamoru Oshii's 1995 animated masterpiece, Ghost in the Shell. They spend a…
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Selling 'Ghost in the Shell'
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Technogenesis | Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell is one of the most prolific anime movies of all time, influencing anything from future cyberpunk anime, to the Matrix. At its core is…
S2E8 - Ghost in the Shell
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Library Loot: My Androgynous Boyfriend
I don’t think I’ve ever really mentioned that I am much more of a reader then a watcher. Growing up, it was way more acceptable for me to…
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Library Loot: The Place Promised in Our Earlier Days
One of the more distinct memories I have from studying abroad was watching this film. My host family had been kind enough to take me to Tsutaya (a…
Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 Lacks What Makes Ghost in the Shell so Interesting
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Library Loot: Night of the Living Cat
Library Loot strikes once again! I actually ended up picking up Night of the Living Cat after accidentally mistaking for The Walking Cat: A Cat’s-Eye-View of the Zombie…
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Episode #308 – Ghost In The Shell
Fred reviews the 1995 movie Ghost In The Shell!
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r#81 – ghost in the shell
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~Sleepless Eye~ Manga Review: Kodansha’s K Manga App is Evil
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Library Loot x Instagram Recommend: Alichino
I remember the very weird feeling of deja-vu, and maybe something akin to almost fear when the images appeared on social media. Within the brush strokes of Shurei…
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Library Loot – Rapid Reviews Vol. 4
Welcome back to another edition of Library Loot! Glad to have you back to peruse what I’ve been reading these past few months. With limited barriers, and no…
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Library Loot – Rapid Reviews Vol.1
Believe it or not, not every single thing I pick up from the library gets a solo review here on the blog. In changing how often I post…
Sakuga Espresso #1 – Ghost in the Shell
The post Sakuga Espresso #1 – Ghost in the Shell appeared first on Full Frontal.
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Looking back at Ghost in the Shell
Memories from an internship at the company that brought it to America
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 on Netflix
Over the past few weeks, I sat down to watch all of the visual media half of the Ghost in the Shell franchise, in part, to get myself…
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Ghost in the Shell – Live Action (Adaptation)
I am not sure if the origins between The Major and Batou and how he got his implants but this movie really did a great a job with…
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Episode 171 - Ghost in the Shell (1995)
This week; Shaun thinks it’s time for a throwback to some classic anime films, and because the world is quickly becoming a sci-fi dystopia, what better movie than…
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Ghost in the Shell: Comic Tribute Review
We’re really getting into the weeds with this one. Up until now I’ve done my best to cover everything Ghost in the Shell published in…
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society
Title: Ghost in the Shell: Solid State SocietyGenre: Sci-FiRating: 7.0/10 Summary: In 2034, two years after the events of 2nd GIG, it is revealed that Major Motoko Kusanagi has left counter-terrorism task force…
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 on Netflix
Over the past few weeks, I sat down to watch all of the visual media half of the Ghost in the Shell franchise, in part, to get myself…
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Library Loot: The Girl That Can’t Get A Girlfriend
Welcome back to another installment of Library Loot! Doing my best to support my local library system, by borrowing more manga then buying. I’m also really lucky that…
OSMcast: Ghost in the Shell 01-05-2009
Everyone is CAH-RAZY over those zany robots! Because we just weren’t done talking about hot chicks blowing up robots, we decided to continue forth with our opinions on Mamoru…
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Ghost in the Shell live-action trailer thoughts
So the Ghost in the Shell live-action trailer has hit, and as with all trailers most of the internet has already decided how good the movie is. This one’s pretty…
#OshiiOct Ghost in the Shell (1995): Blue Transcendence
There has been a lot of things that I’ve been worried to write about. Anime like Evangelion, FLCL, Utena, and Kyousougiga. That last one is one I’ve finally…
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Translation check: Ghost in the Shell vol.1.5
I compared the English translation of Ghost in the Shell 1.5 Human Error Processor with the Japanese version and found some questionable parts. I'd like to list them…
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Ghost in the Shell is Beautiful and Bleak
Try Audible at the link below. https://amzn.to/4agLago If you already have it, please check out the Audiobook I narrated. https://amzn.to/3TG5uAJ I decided to tackle something I've wanted to do for a while,…
Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 – Part 1: Welp….
It’s always hard to separate one’s own feelings of nostalgia and love when a newer product of something like you appears. The thing is more likely than not…
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r#119 – ghost in the shell 2: innocence
This week in #moe404, we’ll be continuing our adventure on watching the Ghost in the Shell franchise. It’s a 2004 anime film that serves as a sequel to…
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Computer Animation: Ghost in the Shell SAC 2045
Whenever I start a post about animation I say that animation is something I talk too little about here. I mean, the deal here is that I’m looking…
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Ghost in the Shell (1995) | Retro Anime Recommendations
#shorts #retroanime #animeshorts Full video here: https://youtu.be/8j-WFhpr_Mw
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Reel Japan Episode 09 – Ghost in the Shell
The Reel Japan podcast crew reviews the 2017 live action American adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, directly comparing it to the 1995 anime film.
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The Art of Ghost in the Shell Hardcover Review
If there was one positive aspect of director Rupert Sanders’ 2017 live action movie version of Ghost in the Shell, it was the phenomenal…
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The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network Review
Despite originating as a Japanese property, first with a manga written and drawn by Masamune Shirow, and a subsequent anime movie directed…
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Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) Review
Authors should really consider the longevity of the titles they choose for their work. Back in 2015 when this film, the capstone to the…
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The Definitive Ghost in the Shell Franchise Review Guide
Apart from my long-running Monogatari review-marathon, I’ve never attempted such a large writing project as reviewing my way through…
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41. The Imperial Fantasia of Ghost in the Shell
I’m not here to defend Ghost in the Shell in any of its manifestations, for as regular readers of this blog already know, I find it mostly to…
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Ghost in the Shell: The Official Movie Novelization Review
I often wonder what the point of movie novelisations are in the modern day. When I was a kid, novelisations played an important role —…
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GITS Arise: Border 1 Ghost Pain
Production IG has come out with another great OVA series, this time a brand new version of the Ghost in The Shell series we all are so familiar…