Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Kokaku kidotai Japanese: 攻殻機動隊
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 18, 1995
Duration:
1 hr. 23 min. Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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If you like mecha robots and more then you should choose these
Revolve heavily around the idea of cyperpunk and created by Shirow Masamune.
Both are futuristic sci-fi stories with a lot of action and mechs.
Same creator. Similar in the way that there are alot of gun fights and robots!
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Two cyberpunk classics, but with a slightly differant approach. While Akira is more action-oriented, Ghost in the Shell is more cerebral
Both look at creationism, though in different lights: Akira is geared more towards the government seeking the power of the universe through human life while Ghost In the Shell examines humanity through the use of cyborgs and artificial life. Also, both anime have intense fight scenes, lots of action and gore, and philosophy, even though those philosophies are examined by two different sects: young boys from a street gang (Akira) and adult law enforcers (Ghost In the Shell). Lastly, both anime are set in a futuristic Japan where the government has a lot of power.
Both films have somewhat related questions about identity and both offer multilayers of depth worth re-watching it.
Prime examples of the cyberpunk genre. Both deal with some deep subjects, though GITS is more focused on the philosophy, while Akira is focused on action.
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Eva and GitS have a pretty similar feeling, as you can see by their common tags (Psychological, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi, etc...). The biggest difference I see is that GitS doesn't go through all the supernatural part of Evangelion.
They have almost the same age also and are being revived these times with new stuff, such as movies/episodes. Even though Eva is much more popular, GitS don't lose in any points to the so claimed series. If you loved to see all that questioning you had on Eva, GitS is one shot you can't lose.
They are both extremely dark anime. They're both futuristic (in different ways) and both are disturbing in their own ways.
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Gritty feel with backroom politicking and conspiracy. Strong female lead with a mysterious past and mad skills. Both groups of characters also have a techie character(s), a strongman, someone who is relatively new and inexperienced in their new profession, and side characters to provide the occasional comedic crack. Also explores many questions involving a perceived loss of humanity and psychological well-being, in one falling to savagery and "base" behaviors and the other to in a sea of cybernetic technologies.
In fact, the main difference is which side of the law the characters work on and the cyberpunk vs renegade theme.
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The same idea behind it all.
Similar setting (cyberpunk future, cybernetically enhanced law enforcement officers, etc) however GitS is less action oriented and much more philosophical than ASEM.
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Same director. Both are profoundly philosophical with existentialistic themes which is mirrored in the characters and the story in it's entirety.
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The original version of this movie. There's no Ghost In The Shell 2.0 without this one. Perhaps the most famous work by Oshii Mamoru.
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Similair age, both centered around "landmates". Although older, Ghost in the Shell has a much more modern, SciFi-like Story.
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The plot in both Ghost in the Shell and Kara no Kyoukai is lightly similar, you have a group of people out to save the day. It's the main characters in both films that strike the most similarities, however. Both Motoko (Ghost in the Shell) and Shiki (Kara no Kyoukai) have very similar personalities, they are both female protagonists with exceptional power and a uniqueness about them. Both characters appear human, but their body, or at least parts of it, is that of an android or doll. Both films also have a fairly similar feel to them, possibly due to where they are set, or the darkness, nature and themes within them.
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Both deal with cybernetic prostheses.
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Both have similar philosophical themes about what makes a human human, however where GitS looks inward, EnJ looks at robot acceptance into society.
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Both ask us the question whether a body does still contain a human when either the mind/memories or body can be replaced/altered. They also present us with the effects of altering memories and similar subjects.
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Both Animes center around a capable female protagonist, who have similar personalities. They both deal heavily with android/cyborg forms of life and both take place in a futuristic cyberpunk setting. Ergo Proxy takes on a more gothic, dystopian atmosphere, however if you enjoyed one of these, you are more than likely to enjoy the other.
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Direct sequel. Much less Kusanagi but the same amazing feel.
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similar premise, different mood.
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both question lines between virtual and real in this modern age
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Serialized follow-up, deep political and sociological storyline
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These two tend to bend your mind a little, make you wonder: just what IS existence? Is the world really so fragile as to be torn apart by a few psychos with strange well-developed powers that could reconstruct the fabric of reality itself? There's more of a cyberpunk theme with GitS, but it is slightly present in Paprika as well, though it is at a disadvantage for not being set so far in the future. Both will get you thinking and both are very beautifully done, especially GitS, considering its age.
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Armitage came out around the same time as GITS and was therefor completely overshadowed by GITS' huge success. Both series have stacked intelligent heroins that excel in combat and who are members of a policing force and both have strong muscle bound male leads that play the important balancing role. Both fall into the "Cyber Punk" genre and both ask many of the same questions regarding the questions of what makes us human and the very definition of life.
However, One key difference is in how they approach these same philosophical questions. While GITS uses Motoko (a cyborg) to search for life inside the digital machine world, Armitage uses Naomi (an android) to search for life inside herself.
Don't let this series pass you by.
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Based on futuristic stories created by Shirou Masamune and adapted by Mamoru Oshii.
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Both GitS and Patlabor 2 are Mamoru Oshii films. Both have a slow, thoughtful tone and very cleverly crafted plot, with less action than your average sci-fi, but neither falls at all short once it does kick off the action.
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Hot women, mechs, and lots of action. all you ever wanted in an anime these shows deliver.
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Although not in the same quality at all as any Ghost in the Shell property, AD Police Files does cover similar ground with respect to cyborg/robot ethics and the definition of humanity in a increasingly mechanical world.
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