in the shell

I found that too that I had to begin to reread it in order to fully understand it, it is the same with Stand Alone Complex, the manga books that it is impossible to understand everything the first time.

The information in the Offical Log Volume 2 might be better than the first volume, since the second volume focuses on Episodes 20-26, which are all Lauging Man episodes.

It read a bit like a personal journal, since it reads like that you are Batou and you discover what it is like to be Batou, like the problems of having a cyberbrain.

The total number of pages is 196.

The artwork inside the novel is well done.

Thanks Slipstream for the information on the Japanese Miracle, the Official Log volume 2 will be out on January 24th 2006.

I have just watched Steamboy and I would recommend it for everyone to watch, it is made by the same person who directed Akira. The Engish dubbing has famous actors like Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, Anna Paquin.

In the first episode of SAC 2nd Gig, Saito told Motoko that he has neutralized the image curtain, but the terrorists have put blinds up as well, so maybe the blinds that the terrorists covered the windows with are metal blinds.

Here is a link to a website called Laughing Man, it features a link to where you download a demo of a computer hacking sim that has been rebranded for SAC, the hacking sim game is called UPLINK (Hacked by LAUGHING MAN), the link to the website is http://www.thelaughingman.tv/

In the Official Log Volume 1, it shows a picture of the actual Natural Oil canister that Batou put in his Tachikoma, on the canister is a image of an apple, which gives a nod out to Appleseed. Plus, in the episode called Angel's Share, when Aramaki strapped a grenade to a pot and put it behind the f...

This is the definition for probe virus that slipstream weote on the site Probe Virus: This is a violation of the Telecommunications bureau—A virus that attacks every nearby system in a 500 feet in order to find a specific one. However, it only locates something. No attack actions can be incorporated...

The new features that come with the PS2 version are

• New chapters, you play as Ada Wong in Separate Ways.
  New weapons, which includs the PRL 412 laser cannon and the gunpowder bowgun
  New unlockable costumes for Leon and Ashley.

Does anyone know of any websites that give a list of terms used in SAC, like Image Curtain, Probe virus, Japanese Miracle (featured in SAC 2nd Gig, episode 6) and what these terms mean, if not, do any of you know what these terms means?

FF VII Advent children is coming out on DVDs and on the PSP, I also heard that Advent Children is being delayed to early next year so that it can be shown in Cinemas in America (the showing of Advent Children could be shown in a limited number of cinemas.)

The episode's title where Aramaki was kidnapped in London and Motoko had to try and find him is called Angel's Share.

On the Adult Swim website, the age rating for the Eva episodes is PG

I am going to go with Spica on the individual issues since they will have a new cover on each issue and plus the fact that I want to start reading them as soon as I can. I know this has nothing to do with GITS 1.5, a while ago, I read that Stand Alone Complex manga issues were in the pipeline to be ...