Cyberpunk classic Ghost in the Shell is set to receive a new TV anime based on its rather controversial Arise series, sure to disappoint those looking for a fresh Stand Alone Complex.
The news was announced via Ghost in the Shell’s official website and in honor of its 25th anniversary:
Whether it will merely be a TV rehack of the Arise OVAs or a new series in entirety has yet to be divulged, but fans will likely be underwhelmed in either case.
Meh. Maybe if they did something about a team similar to section 9 existing in the same universe. There’s so much potential there.
Underwhelmed? Not me. I’d watch it, even it if was a rehash of the OVAs.
hmm so now they go with arise, not that suprised, still want to see motoko going solo after leaving section9 ^-^, but yea happy that we get more GiTS
I don’t mind an Arise series, the characters are more flawed/damaged than their Stand Alone Complex counterparts. Motoko pretty much got them out of jail to join her team, they’re not going to be as trusted as what they were in SAC.
I dont know why everyone else is hating Arise, Sancom also did let me think Arise is “Bad” for trying something new and you know what? Arise FUCKING WORKED. I enjoyed watching it and everyone should give it a chance, you cant call yourself a GITS Fan if you hate this cause the Major looks different or the VA is new.
Arise in itself was pretty good, so i really welcome a new Series.
And let me say this again, having THIS is fucking better than having NOTHING at all. Stop pretending being butthurt, go with the Times and adapt.
No. I’m not going to support Arise because I don’t want Arise, I want something of the quality of SAC.
That’s how voting with your wallets works.
If you’re not Japanese, boycotting won’t matter. And in America there’s a lot of people who will buy it anyway and make Funimation or whoever licenses this profit.
True in every respect. Arise is not a replacement for SAC anyway, and pretending it is is just foolish. Let them expand the universe. Just keep supporting them and keep expressing to the right sources that you want more SAC continuation. There IS a way to say ‘yes, thank you for that, it was good for what it was, but please realize that we really wanted more of ‘this'” and convey the message without being unnecessarily negative.
While sankom did overstate the series shittiness, a couple of things I disliked about it. I hate how it’s a prequel. If, like you said we’re moving ahead with the times, I wish they’d make a continuation to SAC instead. I also didn’t like Motoko’s character design and the fact that she isn’t voiced by Atsuko Tanaka. The only reason why they made her younger, is to make it more appealing to the moe otaku demographic obsessed with ephebophilia.
To me GITS is always was always about the evolving and increasingly complicated relationship between mankind and technology. That’s what Motoko by herself embodies. Nowhere has it been more relevant than now. The old series (and the 1995 film) had their faults but they made you stop and think. To turn it into some sci fi ecchi cop drama is just missing the point. I hope they hire writers with at least some knowledge of computer science and modern technological trends.
Maaya Sakamoto did great as Motoko, and I knew she would ever since hearing that she is to voice the role. If being presented with the choice of Maaya Sakamoto or Atsuko Tanaka for the new movie and TV anime, I simply wouldn’t care because they’re equally convincing.
Not Maaya’s fault the characters in Arise (and by extension some of their dialog) sucked.