in the shell

Now all we have to wait for is GITS in space.

Sometimes simplicity is best, right? The interesting thing is people don't really seem to mind the filler in GITS. I guess it's like Star Trek: TNG in that the series constantly world builds and it's easy to appreciate even if you're not watching for complexity. Definitely agree about the simplicit...

We had a new person on the chat today. WE NEED MOAR CHAT REGULARS Dx

I think I'm like post GITS Motoko in that I have many complex facets that can't entire be summed up as a character I think I see a bit of a given character in my specific actions rather than my personality as a whole when it comes down to it.

I don't think I'm as cool as any of the GITS characters xD

In the special edition DVDs, the Japanese voice actor for the Tachis (yes, all of them) said that she was trying to figure out the complexity in the voices until they said, "that one is the cute one, there's the thoughtful one..." and it was a lot simpler. Not everything needs to be dug in...

Undeniably part of the all the philosophy thousands of years of human existence has brought about is rooted in the permanence of existence. We only live once, with one body and one chance. Most of our focus has been about what happens after, if / when we die. Thinking of GITS where the concept of im...

That's pretty neat. I'd go for it if it was an actual hacking game rather than... Tachikoma chasing, though. Like Rez. Though, it'd become a workout at that level of complexity ;>>

I guess this is why SAC has the record-setting special effects budget.

That's so freaking random.

Ah, a lot of people do this, but few specifically to educate.

@samuraran: They changed it to fifteen minutes recently.

Well we have basically carried thermite grenades on all operations since Vietnam. Blackhawk Down is a good example when they destroy the UH-60s.

Right... Well guns have always been a fun part of GITS anyway, considering all the research Masamune has done on them.

Well, I like airsoft because you can shoot friends and *not* kill them :D I personally use my airsoft 1911 to train for my real 1911, because I can go out with buddies, shoot around the house and generally do less dangerous stuff to keep my skills honed. As for concealed carry, the big question is d...

Manga could go the way of itunes with relatively minimal fees for a personal use license offered at minimal prices. It gains lots of profits, not because the buyers cannot pirate, but it's so cheap it's hardly worth pirating. We see this as well with Kindle e-books. As long as there's a big enough a...