![]() Disc 8 Interview with director Kenji Kamiyama, Tohru Ohkawa (Saito) and Takashi Onozuka (Paz) (11:52). Interview with director Kenji Kamiyama (13:02). Interview with animation directors Toshiyuki Kono and Kenichi Takeshita (11:34). Interview with character designers Takayuki Goto and Tetsuya Nishio Part 2 (9:30). Interview with character designers Takayuki Goto and Tetsuya Nishio Part 1 (12:18). Interview with art director Yusuke Takeda and conceptual artist Hiroshi Kato (11:14). Second Gig Disc 7 Interview with director Kenji Kamiyama (16:16). The subtitles are a massive improvement over the DVDs, especially as they stick to just one font, but there is still some way to go before they are perfect. In episode 8 of the 1st Gig, there’s one sentence which is missing a ‘didn’t’, reversing the meaning and rendering it quite confusing. If that isn’t enough, the signs only track doesn’t translate all the screen text the way the subtitle track does. And they still can’t stick to a single spelling of ‘Gohda’ or ‘Dejima’. Also the show now on occasion makes the same mistake as the movie, in using ‘Major’ as a name not a title. For instance, Densetsu was a rapper assassinated by the Individual Eleven at the start of the second series, but when the event is called back to towards the end, the proper name Densetsu gets translated as ‘legend’ which gave me cause for confusion. Certainly there are occasions with a couple of captions missing, some typos, and one or two questionable translations. It’s still not perfect, and you do get the sense that the translators were getting tired towards the end of the project. This time around the translation is closer to the English dub, the dialogue scans more freely, and you can feel the characters coming through in the text. The original DVDs had subtitles that were closer to transliteration than translation at times, and given the technical nature of the dialogue, re-reading them wouldn’t help. It’s not by any means a deal-breaker flaw, but it does make me think about the Korean release which is 1080i native.įor this release, Manga Entertainment reworked the subtitles for both series, which was a smart move on their part. You’ll notice this most in the season 1 opening theme, and the Tachikomatic short animations at the end, but once in a while a CG element, like a vehicle or a mecha will appear, and the animation might judder for a few frames. In practice, this means whenever there is CG animation on screen, it’s jerky and a little distracting. This was because the CG animation that was integrated into the 2D was at the time animated at 30fps. More of a distraction might be the fact that Stand Alone Complex’ native frame rate should be 1080i 60Hz, not 24fps progressive. It’s not perfect however, as this transfer sourced from the French Blu-ray release does suffer a bit more than you might hope from digital banding, although thankfully it’s only an occasional occurrence. It’s from a proper HD source Stand Alone Complex was one of the earliest HD anime series, so you’re getting all the extra detail and quality that you’d hope for. #Ghost in the shell typing fingers gif 1080pPicture Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex gets a 1.85:1 widescreen 1080p transfer that looks pretty fine on these Blu-ray discs. Section 9 led by Aramaki is at the forefront of combating the new cyber criminals. In the light of such terrifying possibilities, a special unit is created to head off the threat of such cyber-crime. It also opens up a whole new area of criminal activity, when cybernetically enhanced senses can be fooled by an enterprising hacker, or worse their brains themselves can be hacked into, subverting the innocent by reprogramming their ‘ghosts’. The differences between man and machine become ever more meaningless when machines can develop personality. The only biological component left is her brain. Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 is one such person, who since the age of 6 has been equipped with a totally cybernetic body. For some the enhancements are to such a degree that little of the original human remains. It isn’t unusual for the average citizen to be enhanced in some way with implants or prosthetics. AI is a reality, and lifelike androids do the menial jobs that humans used to. Set in the not too distant future, the divisions between man and machine are blurring. Ghost In The Shell inhabits one of those strange new worlds we often hear tell of. ![]()
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