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Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Re-run Discussion Thread


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The thing with Stand-Alone Complex is that Manga Entertainment owns the home video rights to the show in perpetuity because they bankrolled a large amount of the series' production, just like they did for the original movie. Basically, they thought this franchise could become the next Akira in the west and wanted to take advantage of that. And now, Anchor Bay is now the permanent licensor for the series through owning Manga after some corporate buyouts. They also happen to give zero damns about anime in general.

So the franchise is pretty much doomed to forever getting inadequate home media releases in America, which really fucking sucks. I can't even imagine how such a critically acclaimed franchise could suffer this fate. The only thing we can do about it is to import a foreign release, and thankfully, I've heard very good things about those sets from South Korea.

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4 hours ago, Blatch said:

The thing with Stand-Alone Complex is that Manga Entertainment owns the home video rights to the show in perpetuity because they bankrolled a large amount of the series' production, just like they did for the original movie. Basically, they thought this franchise could become the next Akira in the west and wanted to take advantage of that. And now, Anchor Bay is now the permanent licensor for the series through owning Manga after some corporate buyouts. They also happen to give zero damns about anime in general.

So the franchise is pretty much doomed to forever getting inadequate home media releases in America, which really fucking sucks. I can't even imagine how such a critically acclaimed franchise could suffer this fate. The only thing we can do about it is to import a foreign release, and thankfully, I've heard very good things about those sets from South Korea.

That's insane..what a fiasco.

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19 hours ago, DangerMouse said:

I think this was also the reason they gave as to why all of the refugees that are constantly connected to Kuze to watch his actions never try to get any closer in the link or to influence him in that way. I think this was mentioned in the ep where we first learned he had so many people watching his actions. 

Plus Kuze warns the Major just before she tried to fully connect to him to try to see through his eyes, to find his location, about what connecting to his memories or whatever else is there seems to do to most people.

Thanks for the info.

I must say I have failed to really absorb the Kuze stuff in particular. Over the years I kind of glazed over it and attributed everything to charisma, but I have a renewed interest in what they are trying to say. There are so many layers to this show you kind of don't realize how much you don't fully understand until the 4-5th watch through. Unlike other sci-fi shows it's not just mumbo jumbo either. I completely respect the show and trust it's worth understanding the underlying concepts.

Thanks again dude

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On 4/8/2018 at 11:01 PM, saito34 said:

Thanks for the info.

I must say I have failed to really absorb the Kuze stuff in particular. Over the years I kind of glazed over it and attributed everything to charisma, but I have a renewed interest in what they are trying to say. There are so many layers to this show you kind of don't realize how much you don't fully understand until the 4-5th watch through. Unlike other sci-fi shows it's not just mumbo jumbo either. I completely respect the show and trust it's worth understanding the underlying concepts.

Thanks again dude

Yeah, lots of stuff to look up or pick up on multiple watches with this one.

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After 2 weeks waiting we finally get to see Bato and Kuze throwdown.

Did Kuze just cut the barrel of that gun off with a knife? O.o

Damn Kuze fucked him up.

I wish I could turn off my pain receptors.

When the shit hits the fan in GitS the shit really hits the fan!

Love this epic bgm.

Uh-oh Kuze got screwed.  No plutonium!

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