in the shell

Couldn't help myself...my local box stores failed with stocking on Blu-Rays, but I was able to get my paws on the new DVD release. I've waited so long to hear the English-dub on this after so long...I put myself in a double-dip situation, buying DVD now and Blu-Ray later.

Ghost in the Shell: Innocence US English dub is now available in US stores in Blu-Ray and DVD

Here is Funimation's trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ahhON7bATQ

Deluxe Editions will be available Feb 21st...which Amazon is taking pre-orders for. These apparently will be hardcover editions, reads right to left, and brand new content...with Shirow Masamune having overseen the project. Get all the volumes!! GitS, 1.5, and MMI.

Trailer prepared for Superbowl airing. Not much new stuff, but there is an unsettling look at The Major's face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrdoQAjcww

Paramount released on Twitter a new 15 second "motion poster" as well as a chance to win a collector's edition poster. The motion poster continues the "glitch" theme of the trailers with a rotating closeup of the Major's head...reiterating Kuze's assertion of her life not being s...

Just read on animenewsnetwork about some tribute manga of the GitS film being published in Feb 18th issue of Monthly Young Magazine. There apparently had been some other tribute manga stories published. Go to: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-22/live-action-ghost-in-the-shell-film-gets-2...

That was a fun episode. I had seen adverts for it in old Japanese anime mags, but never had actually watched it.

Unless technology can provide a way for humans to upgrade as quickly as technology itself, then I think the organic half of a theoretical singularity will fail to meets its potential. Other then medical advances to prolong the effects of age and disease, I don't see humanity advancing being able to ...

Not a lot of film-buzz lately, I have found a few collectibles on the internet that is film related...put out by WETA: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=WTA10282&mode=retail http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=WTA10283&mode=retail https://www.wetanz....

Funimation and Lionsgate is releasing on Mar 7th a deluxe collector's edition Blu-Ray/Digital HD of the original film. The packaging looks to be a special steelbook with art produced by Mondo: https://mondotees.com/blogs/news/mondo-x-steelbook-018-ghost-in-the-shell On Feb 7th & 8th, the film wi...

Funimation now is taking pre-orders for the new Innocence Blu-Ray release, which will have an English dub. This new release will be available Feb. 7th, 2017.
The last official US release was on DVD and only had a single hearing-impaired English subtitle, so this has been a long time coming.