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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Placing interceptors into people to track what they do? The future of spying? The Laughing Man rules XD |
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| on one hand by using interceptors, even if an agent where to die they would know what happened, but it still is a invasion of privacy. and laughing man is back wonder what hes going to do to stir things up? |
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| Awesome introduction of a super hacker nice :3 I always wondered where the logo came from. |
| Interceptors (intercepter), who knew that little device could shakr the whole police force in the GitS universe! Anyway, a little OT, I saw at cyberpunkreview.com an article similar to this about a man who was willing to have a micro camera installed in place of his blind eye! The GitS reality could be sooner than what would expect! |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| with new breakthroughs, new problems are dragged along. invasion of privacy just being one of 'em scary~ |
| Amazing Episode.... Just when I thought when will the damned Laughing Man wil appear... Here he comes... For a moment I thought this epi was going to be like the last three... Episodic with no relation to the biggest plot device that's Mr. Laughing Man :P Crimsonwill said: Yeh!! Me too I always wondered from where that thing came from XDAwesome introduction of a super hacker nice :3 I always wondered where the logo came from. Privacy.... that's a hard theme... Man having micro cameras implanted on your eyes without you knowing.... That's uncool XD.... Definitely this episode showed us that our privacy, our own moments of solitude, are needed!!!... BTW... Lol at the photos... Especially the one with the girl on a weird pose XD Signs, Green |
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| Back to this guy again? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
Confucius said: Back to this guy again? What do you mean back to this guy again? |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Bloody hell,they had a coffee dispenser in the toilet!!! |
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Crimsonwill said: Awesome introduction of a super hacker nice :3 I always wondered where the logo came from. Yeah, I've seen that logo before, but I never payed attention to it till now. A very good episode, it's really gotten me interested in watching to see what happens next. |
| Ooh. Something is about to start. Let the battles begin. |
| why does togusa have to figure everything out? anyway exciting build up to the story can't wait to see the laughing man in action and I just loooooove this theme never get tired of it |
| "Where will a newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite" - Motoko Kusanagi |
| So the laughing man is introduced, that was some creepy stuff. |
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| Fuck, I love that scene where the Laughing Man is introduced. Probably one of my favorite scenes in anime. I also find the concept of interceptors incredibly interesting. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3soldiern said: Fuck, I love that scene where the Laughing Man is introduced. |
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| This epi was just okey... was kinda boring -_- |
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| The first case that will last for more than one episode! Excited for this! |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| Ow so there that logo originates from, cool finally found it :p Great episode in general the concept of the story is quite amazing and it seems this will be a 2 parted episode! |
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| Those interceptors sound like a really usefull thing. Also laughing man seems interesting, the plot should get even more intense. |
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 The laughing man is here~ |
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| Good. Here goes the main story and the introduction of the laughing man. I've seen this logo before but now i know where it came from. |
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| Yay first long arc. :) maxiliban said: LOL at Togusa's Eureka moment: "The arc of his piss" lol |
| I find it hard to concentrate when shows have alot of technical and law babble. Hoping that the plot will be easy to follow for me because I can tell this is a quality show :s |
| I guess this is where it starts to get better even more |
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| 4/5 Episode starts to get into the main plot. The plot sets aside even the most extreme action, to focus on the reflections and dialogues. Graphics falling, while the animations are always excellent. Nothing Tachikoma ... |
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| And thus the plot thickens. I'll reserve judgement on the Laughing Man for now. The police elite seem to be involved. The reference to "cyber brains" beings back the question of humanity I had before. Interceptors are creepy. |
| Oh dayum, so we getting more than one episode on this! :D Laughing man intro was crazy good. |
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| I was wondering if this was just gonna be an episodic show, but I'm glad there are bigger cases as well. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| The text in that logo seems like it's coming straight out of Holden Caulfield's mouth |
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion. |
| The major look like a hooker in that outfit, i hope they change it because it's hard to take her seriously ! |
| Sooo seems like we'll have the first couple of episodes which are conntected, nice! Not that I disliked the "monster of the week" format, but this feels a lot better :) |
| So this is it, Stand Alone are episodic and Complex has a main plot. Good. |
| That bartender's voice in the English dub, solid 11/10, a master stroke of voice acting. |
| GitS certainly hits too close to home. Either way, laughing man is finally introduced. Let's get to it. |
| Very interesting, I enjoyed the mainly episodic stuff, but I was also waiting for something with an overarching plot. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I wonder how many of these sci-fi + technology plot lines will actually happen in the future. This show seems ahead of its time with those ideas, or at least very forward thinking. |
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| And it's here the overarching Laughing Man narrative kicks in. It starts off rather harmlessly, and then it just hits with full force when a high ranking police officer gets hacked. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I wonder what do the letters around the laughing man's face mean. Maybe his motives? anyways great episode 5/5. |
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| Ur right laughing man, things are not too comedy-like at the moment |
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kashikoikenshin said: It's called "Spotter" from the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human" album by Yoko Kanno.can anyone tell me the song that plays at 14:03 been trying to find out the name of this song please help!! |
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| nice! some laughing man stuff now. makes me realize how i much prefer a structured progression instead of episodic (even tho i think episodic stuff can be good when done right and also creative) |
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| The Laughing Man is interesting. He's definitely a highly skilled hacker. I felt bad for the wife. Losing your partner must be hard. Also, the interceptors creep me out. Remind me never to get cybernetic eyes in the future. I'm curious to see where this goes. |
| Ah, so it's not entirely episodic, and we will have at least this one mini arc spanning for more than one episode. The Laughing Man doesn't appear to be a one-and-done character, but rather one who will have recurring appearances throughout the series; I hope. It may be mainly episodic, but I hope the Laughing Man will always be there lurking in the background. |
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| Interceptors seem really powerful. Not only can they spy to a meticulous degree, but they can manipulate people's senses and motor functions too. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ㊎   ㊰☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
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