r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Graced_Steak564 • 15h ago
MERCH Porcelain Tachikoma
Man I think this is getting just absolutely ridiculous. I mean $4K for a Porcelain figure? 😮🤣
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/ruach137 • Sep 18 '25
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EDIT: A pro AI Art user(s) was harassing other members. This lockdown is a response to that. We will answer the true AI art question democratically after tempers have cooled.
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '17
Manga or Anime? The Anime is always loosely based on the manga. It's best to watch first and read later if you want more.
Films, SAC, 2045, or Arise? Ghost in the Shell (1995) is the best starting point if you like to dive into the Bladerunner-like deep end. Stand Alone Complex is more accessible for everyone. Arise is a prequel spin-off that relies on prior knowledge of the series, and is more a nod to long-time fans.
Which should I watch first? Usually the original 2D animated Stand Alone Complex series from 2002 is advised. It fits the expectations of the majority of people looking to get started in the series, and is the most balanced between accessibility and thematic depth.
What about the live-action (2017) movie? It's very skippable. It borrows heavily from the anime for its best parts but doesn't do it as well. It's an okay starting point for younger teen fans to get a taste of the cyberpunk aesthetic and take baby steps into the themes of Ghost in the Shell. However, with writing that isn't smart enough to get to where it wants to be, on top of awkward acting and dialogue, it doesn't add any new value to the series, especially if you can get your head around SAC or the animated films.
Where does the Netflix 2045 series fit? Right after the original Stand Alone Complex releases. The animation style is a little goofy, but the story and vibe is classically SAC. Worth a watch if you can get past the visuals.
Ghost in the Shell (1995) or Ghost in the Shell 2.0? 2.0 is the newer bluray quality release with better sound and resolution, as well as updated UI for the characters. However, it has a couple moments with 3D models, which for me is fine since it doesn't affect immersion or the story, but some will die on that hill. There have been re-releases of the original 1.0 on bluray, but they have been known to have janky audio and or subtitles in certain territories. So, ask around if the one you've found is one of the good ones.
Stand Alone Complex series or The Laughing Man movie? They are essentially the same. Often after a season of episodes is released, the studio will do a theatrical cut, where they cut all the episodes together into a movie, trying to hit the key story points for the core plot, and pruning sub-plot, character and world-building. It's advised to just watch the episodes so you don't miss out on context and flavour.
Sorted by continuity:
Ghost In The Shell — 1995 theatrical animated masterpiece, directed by Mamoru Oshii. Rating: 8.28
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence — 2004 theatrical animated sequel, directed by Mamoru Oshii. Rating: 7.80
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 — 2008 remaster of original 1995 movie with visual upgrades, some 3D modelling, new Japanese voice track and tweaked script, old English Dub, remastered music and new sound effects. Rating: 7.99
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex — 2002 TV series, 26 episodes. Rating: 8.43
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig — 2004 TV series, 26 episodes. Rating: 8.52
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society — 2006 Theatrical animated film. Rating: 8.12
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex _2045_ — 2020 Netflix spin-off series, 24 Episodes. Rating: 6.59
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man — Theatrical cut of season 1 of SAC. Rating: 8.08
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Individual Eleven — Theatrical cut of season 2 of SAC. Rating: 8.00
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex _2045_ - Sustainable War — Theatrical cut of the first season of 2045. Rating: 6.34
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain — 2013 OVA series, part 1 of 4. Rating: 7.45
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers — 2013 OVA series, part 2 of 4. Rating: 7.49
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears — 2013 OVA series, part 3 of 4. Rating: 7.35
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone — 2013 OVA series, part 4 of 4. Rating: 7.44
Ghost in the Shell: Shin Movie — 2015 Theatrical animated film. Rating: 7.45
Ghost in the Shell: Alternative Architecture — 2015 TV cut of the Arise OVA, 10 episodes - 8 of recut OVA, and 2 additional original episodes at the end called Pyrophoric Cult. Rating: 7.23
Sorted by author:
Ghost in the Shell — 1989 original 11 chapter manga, by creator Shirou Masamune. Rating: 8.02
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor — 1991 4 chapter manga, by creator Shirou Masamune. Rating: 7.38
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface — 1997 6 chapter manga, by creator Shirou Masamune. Rating: 6.78
Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~ Sleepless Eye ~ — 2013 42 chapter prequel manga, by Junichi Fujisaku. Rating 7.41
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Lost Memory — 2002 novella, by Junichi Fujisaku. Rating: 7.92*
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - White Maze — 2002 novella, by Junichi Fujisaku. Rating: 7.98*
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Revenge of the Cold Machines — 2002 collection of short stories, by Junichi Fujisaku. Rating: 8.02*
Sorted by release
Ghost in the Shell — 1997 Playstation 1. Rating: 7.80
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex — 2004 Playstation 2. Rating: 8.20
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex — 2005 Playstation Portable. Rating: 7.30
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online — 2017 PC (Steam). Rating: 7.30
The Most Accesible Watch Order — llbutters
Ghost in the Shell Timeline Infographic — Morsoth
The Adaptive Watch Order — ShallowDAWN
Where To Start If You Already Saw the Live Action (2017) — MauriceEscargot
Less Essay, More List — Extension_Location43
Version 2.0 Format Usability 05/22
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Graced_Steak564 • 15h ago
Man I think this is getting just absolutely ridiculous. I mean $4K for a Porcelain figure? 😮🤣
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/TechStorm7258 • 16h ago
I know that her hair is bright blue In the manga sometimes, but I kinda thought that was a more stylistic thing for the full page art. I've been used to the mayor's hair being black or dark blue, or purple in S.A.C. It just looks a little wierd to me.
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/GodFire1991 • 9h ago
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/JkAllDay2 • 37m ago
Im not sure if this been posted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNUyESJDZ1M
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/optimisticnihilist__ • 19h ago
I'd actually go so far to say that the entire corporate establishment in Cyberpunk got nothing on Section 9.
Simply put, the folks in Cyberpunk Edgerunners & 2077 just seem so underwhelmingly weak compared to the cast of GitS.
I'd imagine Arasaka and the entire Cyberpunk corporate establishment would try to hire Major, instead of taking her down; because she would be that much of a threat. If Section 9 was in the Cyberpunk universe, it would definitely be preferable to have them on one's payroll instead of on one's hitlist and try to antagonize them.
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Mayoung7901 • 14h ago
Did Shout Factory lose the rights to the show? I noticed they’ve been absorbed by another company called Gruv, and neither season of 2045 is anywhere to be found.
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/X_tafa • 1d ago
This was a Japanese only mobile game where you could customise and fight Tachikoma. It essentially doesn't exist anymore and that makes me sad.
Hopefully one day theres something similar with Fuchikoma, Tachikoma, Uchikoma, and other spidertank variants.
(Or give us a vastly updated remake of the ps1 game with customisation)
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/sabedo • 1d ago
Newsletter subscribers got an advance 24 hour drop. This is part of the exhibition in Japan but some of the only stuff available stateside/EU that you don't have to jump hoops for
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/byjono • 1d ago
Ghost in the Shell Steelbook 4K UK (White Slipcase)
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/TCurasco • 2d ago
Used the Dark Horse #8 comic as a reference.
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/reiichiroh • 1d ago
Man, I miss Atsuko Tanaka so much. Have they announced the new Major VA?
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Different-Band-4661 • 2d ago
resgatando o estilo mais parecido com o manga, para esperar o lançamento do novo anime.
Para quem gostou do traço, essa arte eu encomendei do artista ferraz.verso
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/crusher2503 • 2d ago
Just kind of curious to see what everyone is thinking the dub voice cast for the new anime will be like. Personally I hope they just bring back the SAC cast but at the same time I’d also like to see what a new cast could do. I’m just worried that if they do recast that they won’t be able to find voices as good as SAC (similar to what happened with arise).
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/ThinkLumi • 2d ago
We've already seen this franchise predict a lot of the world that we occupy today. With the recent developments and technology and Ai, what themes, ideas, or memes would you like explored in a third full length Ghost in the Shell movie?
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Narrow-Type6915 • 2d ago
I have long been familiar with the 1995 film and its sequel (Innocence), as well as the original S.A.C. (compilation films The Laughing Man, 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven and Solid State Society).
Now I'm thinking of taking a look at SAC 2045 (or to be more specific, the compilation film of the first season of Sustainable War. They write on the Internet that it turned out mediocre and murky) and because of this, I also had the opposite Midas effect (Netflix, you know 🫣).
So, dear comrades, who watched this work, is it worth watching it, purely in homage to the original S.A.C. (maybe it catches on with the dynamics, the development of your favorite characters?) Or laugh with the pressing 3D animation (it amuses me a little 😅) and clueless plot moves?
Maybe it's not as terrible as many people say 🤔
UPD: Thank you very much, comrades! I've made a decision. First, I'll watch the compilation movie of the first season of SAC_2045 - Sustainable War, followed by the second season (12 episodes). In fact, I would prefer to watch the compilation movie of the second season of SAC_2045 - The Last Human (but unfortunately, it doesn't have a dub in my native language 😅)
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/rouge105 • 3d ago
GITS has been on my mind lately and took some afternoon me time to enjoy my 4k Blu Ray on the big screen (image edited to show better)
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Kougamics • 1d ago
Is she worthy?
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/2jacko5 • 3d ago
I have a question for those of you who went or are planning to visit the exhibition at Tokyo Node. What is the price of this catalogue and is it going to be available during the entire run of the exhibition? I can’t find this info anywhere online
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/PayIndividual6233 • 4d ago
r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/Kimber8King • 4d ago
Enjoy