The Major - Movie Vs SAC Vs Arise Vs the Manga
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:56 pm
I used to post here back in my college days which being 29 was quite some time ago. I have fond memories of what I remember as being some pretty deep, philosophical conversations plus many wasted hours! (in a good way) It's great to see the site still going strong, credit to Jeff and the other administrators!
Apologies that this topic has probably been done to death but I'd be
interested to know your preference on the major and her
reincarnations.
In the series you occasionally get snippets of scenes where the major
is lying in bed with one of her girlfriends or implied sexual
relationships with lesser known characters which was never used in
either movie. I assume this is more in keeping with the manga which,
yes cardinal sin, despite being a fan for so many years and despite
owning the first book, I still haven't got round to reading.
Personally I find these scenes unnecessary and don't add anything to the story or the character but maybe that's just me being a prude! What I do like about the series is that you get to see a lighter side to the Major than confined within the dark setting of the main movies.
My opinion on Arise is fairly short as I have only made it one and a
half episodes in. Despite my normal excitement over anything new to
the GITS world I have struggled with the music, character designs,
animation, general intelligence of the plots, change in director etc
etc however I'm sure this is simply me failing to adapt to new changes
and fresh ideas so I have no doubt my opinion will change when I
finally finish the new episodes.
Would be great to know what you guys think of the subtle and not so
subtle differences with the character and which you prefer, as well as
whether you think the manga has much to offer in further fleshing out
the Major after my experience with only the anime?
Cheers
Apologies that this topic has probably been done to death but I'd be
interested to know your preference on the major and her
reincarnations.
In the series you occasionally get snippets of scenes where the major
is lying in bed with one of her girlfriends or implied sexual
relationships with lesser known characters which was never used in
either movie. I assume this is more in keeping with the manga which,
yes cardinal sin, despite being a fan for so many years and despite
owning the first book, I still haven't got round to reading.
Personally I find these scenes unnecessary and don't add anything to the story or the character but maybe that's just me being a prude! What I do like about the series is that you get to see a lighter side to the Major than confined within the dark setting of the main movies.
My opinion on Arise is fairly short as I have only made it one and a
half episodes in. Despite my normal excitement over anything new to
the GITS world I have struggled with the music, character designs,
animation, general intelligence of the plots, change in director etc
etc however I'm sure this is simply me failing to adapt to new changes
and fresh ideas so I have no doubt my opinion will change when I
finally finish the new episodes.
Would be great to know what you guys think of the subtle and not so
subtle differences with the character and which you prefer, as well as
whether you think the manga has much to offer in further fleshing out
the Major after my experience with only the anime?
Cheers