It’s not by any means a deal-breaker flaw, but it does make me think about the Korean release which is 1080i native.įor this release, Manga Entertainment reworked the subtitles for both series, which was a smart move on their part. You’ll notice this most in the season 1 opening theme, and the Tachikomatic short animations at the end, but once in a while a CG element, like a vehicle or a mecha will appear, and the animation might judder for a few frames.
In practice, this means whenever there is CG animation on screen, it’s jerky and a little distracting. This was because the CG animation that was integrated into the 2D was at the time animated at 30fps. More of a distraction might be the fact that Stand Alone Complex’ native frame rate should be 1080i 60Hz, not 24fps progressive. It’s not perfect however, as this transfer sourced from the French Blu-ray release does suffer a bit more than you might hope from digital banding, although thankfully it’s only an occasional occurrence. It’s from a proper HD source Stand Alone Complex was one of the earliest HD anime series, so you’re getting all the extra detail and quality that you’d hope for. Picture Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex gets a 1.85:1 widescreen 1080p transfer that looks pretty fine on these Blu-ray discs.
Section 9 led by Aramaki is at the forefront of combating the new cyber criminals. In the light of such terrifying possibilities, a special unit is created to head off the threat of such cyber-crime. It also opens up a whole new area of criminal activity, when cybernetically enhanced senses can be fooled by an enterprising hacker, or worse their brains themselves can be hacked into, subverting the innocent by reprogramming their ‘ghosts’. The differences between man and machine become ever more meaningless when machines can develop personality. The only biological component left is her brain. Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 is one such person, who since the age of 6 has been equipped with a totally cybernetic body. For some the enhancements are to such a degree that little of the original human remains. It isn’t unusual for the average citizen to be enhanced in some way with implants or prosthetics. AI is a reality, and lifelike androids do the menial jobs that humans used to. Set in the not too distant future, the divisions between man and machine are blurring. Ghost In The Shell inhabits one of those strange new worlds we often hear tell of.
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