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| Pretty good pilot episode, does a pretty good job in introducing you to the series with the worldbuilding and the cast handling a first case. |
| Fantastic opening song. I vastly prefer it to the tribal music they used in the two movies. Looking forward to future episodes, because this one has more than enough charm to keep me absorbed. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ╔⏤═⏤╝   ╚⏤═⏤╗☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| Who was that woman at the end of the episode? |
Reply to AlAshrafi
First time trying out a 90s anime series. The difference in storytelling and world/plot-building in huge, and in a good way.
| @ahhellno It was made in 2002. |
| Getting dropped into this whole advanced world is quite a cool thing, body snatchers in the first episode is wild. |
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| It doesn't make sense why Motoko's gun make a metallic sound when she puts it to the guy's head as if it's being cocked, even though it's already cocked and even we hear a further metallic sound. If she is squuezing the trigger it wouldn't make that sound but the producers probably wanted to give it that effect. |
JoeChipJan 17, 10:28 AM
| "Don't like how the world works? Kill yourself, or I will kill you" Damn, Motoko IS a cop after all............. |
Reply to Pizzaluver
"Don't like how the world works? Kill yourself, or I will kill you" Damn, Motoko IS a cop after all.............
| @Pizzaluver Actually she is technically not a cop and breaks the law quite frequently |
Reply to JoeChip
| @JoeChip Damn, Motoko IS a fed after all................ |
| Excellent music, still a little jarring CGI, plot didn't slow down too much, and the length was good. 7/10 - Good. Wasn't there supposed to be a cute tank bit at the end as well? |
| A fairly interesting and seemingly self-contained mystery with some political espionage implications. This was a solid re-introduction to the Ghost in the Shell setting if you have seen the 1995 film. It is as visually cool as ever with great cyberpunk weapons and military technology. There are lots of great moments of characters using tech and the audience seeing the UI. Usage of 3D CGI is actually very good in my opinion; it is mostly done for cars and the spider-bot, but looks great especially for 2002 and fits in with the 2D animation. 3D CGI is most prominent in the OP, which also looks quite good. This blending of at the time cutting edge 3D graphics with 2D animation is fitting for a cyberpunk work. It feels notable how Motoko is more sexualized--wearing a corset leotard and thigh-highs. It is a fun design that I've seen many figures of, but it does make her stick out like a sore thumb among the rest of the grounded cast. |
Reply to As_Time_Allows
A fairly interesting and seemingly self-contained mystery with some political espionage implications. This was a solid re-introduction to the Ghost in the Shell setting if you have seen the 1995 film. It is as visually cool as ever with great cyberpunk weapons and military technology. There are lots of great moments of characters using tech and the audience seeing the UI. Usage of 3D CGI is actually very good in my opinion; it is mostly done for cars and the spider-bot, but looks great especially for 2002 and fits in with the 2D animation. 3D CGI is most prominent in the OP, which also looks quite good. This blending of at the time cutting edge 3D graphics with 2D animation is fitting for a cyberpunk work. It feels notable how Motoko is more sexualized--wearing a corset leotard and thigh-highs. It is a fun design that I've seen many figures of, but it does make her stick out like a sore thumb among the rest of the grounded cast.
As_Time_Allows said: great cyberpunk weapons Weapons are not cyberpunk at all though, they are very much similar to the weapons we use today. |
Reply to JoeChip
As_Time_Allows said:
great cyberpunk weapons
great cyberpunk weapons
Weapons are not cyberpunk at all though, they are very much similar to the weapons we use today.
| @JoeChip the bullpup rifles looked close to modern weapons bit with a "sci-fi" quality to their design imo |
| that PS2 era CG intro, that Matrix-esque roof chase to start. and some nice action and mystery to follow, and some nice music! yummy. wasn't expecting a mystery of the week type format but I can dig it |
Reply to gannoncannon55
that PS2 era CG intro, that Matrix-esque roof chase to start. and some nice action and mystery to follow, and some nice music! yummy. wasn't expecting a mystery of the week type format but I can dig it
| @gannoncannon55 GITS SAC is a semi-episodic show, which means it's both "mystery of the week type " episodes and overarching plot related episodes, |
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