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We might be a member of the rare group of individuals who actually enjoyed aspects of the live-action Ghost in the Shell, mostly due to seeing the larger-than-life story in a big-budget capacity But let's face it, there's not a high probability we'll be seeing another one of those However, the kickass anime series via[...]

As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. "Ghost in the Shell" poster art, AX Cinema Nights Ghost in the Shell – AX Cinema[...]

Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (short for "Standalone Complex") finally returns to Netflix in May, slightly more than 2 years after "season 1" ended It's been so long that most of us had already forgotten there had been a new Ghost in the Shell TV series or that it stopped with a cliffhanger with[...]

You could say that the anime movies of Akira and Masamune Shiro's Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii, did for anime in the West what Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns did for graphic novels in the same period in the 1980s, changing pop culture forever. "Akira" 4K UHD Blu-Ray cover art courtesy of Funimation Equipped[...]

IMAX announced tickets are now on sale for GHOST IN THE SHELL, one of Japan's most celebrated and influential films, which will be coming exclusively to IMAX screens for the FIRST TIME EVER on September 17th Also, for the first time, the IMAX release will be put on screens in Japan, the U.S., and select IMAX markets[...]

Coming out of the Netflix Ghost In The Shell: Sac_2045 anime, Major is back in the fight with a new figure The protagonist, Motoko Kusanagi will stand at 5.5″ tall and is packed with detail She will come with a nice set of swappable pieces like three interchangeable faces, upper torso, and multiple hands giving[...]

Ghost In The Shell has been one of the biggest influencing manga/anime franchises on cyberpunk and pop culture in our modern era The franchise has been portrayed in several different ways from a proper manga series to several anime and digitally animated TV shows, to that one 2017 movie we don't talk about But ultimately,[...]

The vast majority of manga series only became hits because they had anime series, including Inuyasha, the Dragonball series, Fullmetal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost In the Shell, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and pretty much any hit right now Many fans don't even know these have manga series Back in the 1980s, manga were sold on the[...]

This time fans of Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex get a new figure of Public Security Section 9 member Batou This figure slides right of the screen with a nicely detailed figure of this iconic character He will come with a wide variety of accessories and interchangeable pieces Ghost in the Shell Batou will come[...]

are ready to storm onto Netflix starting April 23 with their new 3D CG anime based on Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga So with only a month to go, the streaming service is offering viewers the final official trailer for the 12-episode premiere season (with the series given an initial two-season order from[...]

Paramount also lost the opportunity of creating or elevating an Asian actress with 2017's Ghost in the Shell Studio selected Scarlett Johansson selected to play "The Major." That's just two examples from the last decade alone. Today, Hollywood started coming through putting up rather than shutting up about equal representation in all levels from acting, directing[...]

back in April 2017, Netflix's new 3D CG anime based on Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga is offering viewers the first official trailer for the 12-episode premiere season Along with giving fans a look at what Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 has in store, we also learned the members of the anime's main[...]

The novel definitely does not feature epic CGI battles and explosions or crashing cars. It's like the makers of the anime movie asked, "Why can't No Longer Human be more like Ghost n the Shell?" You'd think the answer was obvious – because it's not Ghost in the Shell!! There have been other – non-Cyberpunk – movie adaptations[...]

Netflix has been hitting all the sweet spots lately, with Voltron: Legendary Defender just wrapping, the second season of The Dragon Prince setting up a major cliffhanger, and soon, we'll have a new Ghost in the Shell series, exclusive to the streaming giant. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 was picked up in December, 2018, and Netlfix[...]

The other three anime series on the 2020 slate are Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Altered Carbon: Resleeved and an adaptation of Mark Millar's superpowered heist comic miniseries Super Crooks.  Netflix announced the rest of its 2020 slate of exclusive anime series – including Dragon's Dogma, SPRIGGAN, and Vampire in the Garden – with a little background on[...]

Netflix has announced a new Ghost in the Shell anime series that will premiere on the streaming service in 2020. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045  will be produced by the series' regular production company Production I.G It will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who had directed the previous two seasons of Ghost in the Shell: Standalone[...]

Warning: Major Spoilers for both Captain Marvel and Ghost in the Shell Read at your own risk.  . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHxvxdRnYcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel – Trailer 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHxvxdRnYc) Captain Marvel is a triumph, of the box office, of the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of Marvel Studios movies, of women's representation in pop culture,[...]

Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Perhaps you'll recall the accusations of whitewashing surrounding the actress's casting in Ghost in the Shell (even thought the character was, you know, a robot), which were repeated but in a different community when she was announced to be playing a trans character. Johansson was set to play Dante "Tex" Gill, a real-life crime[...]

Details on those releases and more are below. JAN180033 FCBD 2018 GHOST IN THE SHELL GLOBAL NEURAL NETWORK (W) Max Gladstone (A) David Lopez An exclusive preview of the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network anthology featuring Alex de Campi, Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Max Gladstone, David Lopez, LRNZ, Khoi Pham, Genevieve Valentine, and more talented creators[...]

After the disappointing reception for Ghost in the Shell's big live-action adaptation, fans of manga have been waiting for a glimpse of the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel film The first trailer for the James Cameron-produced film from 20th Century Fox just hit. https://youtu.be/CqYfXOYqzy4 Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Til Dawn) from a script by Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) and James[...]

VR Zone Shinjuku, Bandai Namco's virtual reality arcade in Tokyo, is getting a four-on-four Ghost in the Shell team-based multiplayer shooter and we're pretty damn jealous that the shooter will only be available in Japan At least for now. Dubbed Ghost in the Shell Arise: Stealth Hounds, the game pretty much involves strapping a PC on the backs  of[...]

Live from their panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Kodansha has named the first two creators for its new Ghost in the Shell anthology, Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network Revealed EXCLUSIVELY (pip pip) on Bleeding Cool back in March, the book will feature new stories, overseen by Ghost in the Shell creator Shirow Masumune. Due[...]

The variant is even rarer, with only 150 made, and will be on sale at the Mondo booth (#835). Congoers can also pick up EXCLUSIVE Attack on Titan t-shirts and enamel pin sets (what's with all the enamel pins? Are we brining pins back? I've been holding onto my studded denim vest for two decades hoping[...]

Ghost in the Shell: First Assault is getting a major facelift and overhaul on July 18th, and to celebrate the fact that they had to absolutely rework their entire game, Neople and Nexon America have released a new CG trailer to celebrate. Honestly, I have to commend Neople and Nexon for going the FFXIV route and completely[...]

It appears that Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders is a member of the latter camp In an interview with Cinema Blend Sanders talked about why there won't be any deleted scenes on the home release To me, the belief is that there's no point in 'Deleted Scenes' if they don't work, on a[...]

After months of criticism about whitewashing, followed by poor reviews and poor word of mouth, Ghost In The Shell bombed hard in its opening weekend at the box office, taking in less than $19 million dollars and underperforming against even the $25 million projection which was itself reduced from early tracking at $40 million or[...]

The winner of the Silliest Statement Made by a Studio Executive award for this week, Paramount distribution chief Kyle Davies was discussing the box office results for Ghost in the Shell with CBC: We had hopes for better results domestically I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews. You've got a movie that is very important to the[...]

Ghost in the Shell is likely to be a movie that will have an extremely contentious debate surrounding it There has been a huge black (or in this case, white) mark against the movie from the beginning, and now that the final product is out the results are even worse than we imagined However, to[...]

The live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson has been under fire since the actress was cast for whitewashing a character from a Japanese manga, and the criticism has skewed press coverage of the movie to the negative It seems like every outlet on the planet, including traditional media outlets like newspapers,[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] For full disclosure, I have not in fact ever read or watched Ghost in the Shell in any of its forms I would have had to have been a hermit not to pass through the later 80s and into the 90s without at least encountering it's fans and getting at least a passing familiarity[...]