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DVD : Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Collection Box SetIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Dino Andrade, Kevin Brief, Loy Edge, Barbara Goodson, Michael Gregory directed by: Kenji Kamiyama  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT EAN: 0669198252655 Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Manga Video Manufacturer: Manga Video Number Of Items: 7 Publisher: Manga Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 31, 2006 Running Time: 750 minutes Studio: Manga Video Theatrical Release Date: November 07, 2004 Sales Rank: 9247 MPN: DV25265 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: The Smash First Season Anime Extravaganza in one complete set! Major Motoko Kusanagi is a beautiful but deadly cyborg that is squad leader of Section 9-the Japanese government's clandestine unit assigned to battle terrorism and cyber warfare Surrounded by an expertly trained team, Motoko faces her ultimate challenge- the Laughing Man- a terrorist who orchestrated a kidnapping and extortion plot many years ago and has suddenly reappeared. In order to discover the identity of this enigmatic criminal, Motoko and Section 9 are drawn into a deadly labyrinth and they’ll have to use all their expertise to survive This acclaimed anime series is from Production I.G (Kill Bill) and features the amazing music if Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Behop) with stories by Kenji Kamiyama (Blood, Jin-Roh) and Dai Soto (Eureka SeveN) Amazon.com: The 2002 broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii's landmark film Ghost in the Shell (1995) takes place in a parallel world, where Major Motoko Kusanagi didn't vanish into The Net. Although its production values are lower, and director Kenji Kamiyama never matches Oshii's inspired camerawork, Stand Alone Complex does an impressive job of recreating the setting and characters. With the help of the other officers from Public Security Section 9, Kusanagi moves through a deadly city of mecha, cyborgs, humans, and human-prosthetic hybrids. Batou emerges as a more complex and compelling character in the TV series than he was in Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence: He engages the other characters, instead of endlessly quoting philosophers. Politics and cyber-espionage collide in a somewhat tangled plot that centers on the pursuit of The Laughing Man, an über-hacker whose pseudonym is linked to J.D. Salinger's 1949 story of the same name. The master cyber-criminal leads Kusanagi and Batou into a web of murder and deceit involving bogus cures for "cyberbrain sclerosis" and corrupt government ministers. In the secondary story, the Tachikomas, crab-like robots used by Section 9, develop personalities and an awareness of their existence. The Tachikomas recognize some of the implications of their growing consciousness, but their childish voices--modeled after the performance of Japanese actress Akiko Tamagawa--sound odd discussing philosophical questions. Not surprisingly, the story ends with Kusanagi, Batou, et al. tackling a new case that leads into the 2nd Gig. (Rated 13 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - 5 Stars for the Series 3 Stars for the packagingI love this series - look at all the other reviews for more information on that. The box for this particular collection doesn't work so well though. It is flimsy cardboard. I'm afraid it is going to wear badly. The box for the second season is much, much better. Rating:  - The best in today's animeThe series based on the hit movie in 1997. It has one of the most detailed stories I have ever seen, anime or not. I saw this on tv and I literally couldn't keep up with quite a bit. I bought this DVD set and it's quite the marvel. You've got your audio options, 5.1 english or japanese, or 2.0 of either, and subs on or off. This has everything any anime fan could want, action, story, and humor. Oh did I mention extras? Interviews with actors and the makers! Rating: - What a series!Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Committee is one of the best anime series I have seen in a long time. After watching a few anime series that were good but too shallow, Ghost in the Shell really packed the punch and makes you think, a lot! Just take your favorite police against terrorist show, shake in some sci-fi and over lay it with Japanese anime artwork and you get Ghost in Shell! I first shall this series back when it was first released on Adult Swim in 2005. I tried to watch re ... Read More Rating: - Tachikomatic!Contrary to what the editorial review says, SAC is not an offshoot of the Oshii film but a complete reimagining from the original Shirow Masamune manga. In mid 21st century Japan and after wars which have splintered the world and the people, complete cyberization is now possible thanks to technological advances and cyberbrains and memory/sensory augmentations are commonplace. SAC manages to be an excellent thriller/police procedural in a future that we can recognise. In a society where most ... Read More Rating: - A Must Own Series!!!This is one of my favorite series of all time. There is really nothing bad with the exception of the episode titled 'Chat, chat, chat'. The show starts with a bang and does not let up as Mokoto and team move feverishly from case to case. The three main characters are wonderfully voiced in the English dub, surprisingly the Tachikomas sound better in the English dub also. I like the fact that the episodes are usually self contained with the exception of the Laughing Man arc. This is ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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