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New Collaboration Between Ghost in the Shell Creator and Animators Announced

now that is cool news by pipergates	Nov 5th, 2007 08:16:38 AM
quality man
this looks effin sweeeeeeet! by theredtoad	Nov 5th, 2007 08:19:24 AM
huge fan of GITS, loved the second film enormously, and SAC is a great series. This should no doubt turn out a good production.
abstract shit. by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Nov 5th, 2007 08:22:56 AM
but it will be pretty.
does look worthy of a viewing by palewook	Nov 5th, 2007 08:34:51 AM
or two
Loved SAC And Second Gig by Dreadlock Holmes	Nov 5th, 2007 09:00:33 AM
Will def give this a try. Smartest anime out there.
Nice by veritasses	Nov 5th, 2007 09:34:19 AM
But I hope they don't go too heavy into the metaphysics.
The Metal by MEMEOVORE	Nov 5th, 2007 10:17:10 AM
Anime tried to destroy the metal, but the metal had its way.
sounds good by ironic_name	Nov 5th, 2007 10:32:17 AM

Sounds like classic Shirow Masamune by lonecow	Nov 5th, 2007 11:46:09 AM
Can't wait!!!!!
Mamoru Oshii by Merzmensch	Nov 5th, 2007 11:51:07 AM
Wow, I'm glad to hear this. The most animes made by Production I.G. were really cool. I hope, Mamoru Oshii will collaborate.
Al Gore didn't invent the internet... by Frank Black	Nov 5th, 2007 12:30:06 PM
SHIROW DID!!! The original Ghost in the Shell manga was so far ahead of its time it is almost scary!
as awesome as GitS is by spidercoz	Nov 5th, 2007 12:41:52 PM
it's still derviative of William Gibson's Neuromancer, like the Matrix, Johnny Mnemonic, and any other "cyberpunk" sci-fi to come out in the last 25 years. Gotta give credit where due. But this sound sweet. I loves me some Shirow.
Please, no Mamoru Oshii by Bishop6	Nov 5th, 2007 02:55:29 PM
I cant stand 1 more movie of his where the characters drone on endlessly without animating much, then at the end if your lucky you get a bit of 'action' (same formula from Patlabor movies right thru to GITS) He completely 'didn't get' the feel of GITS from the manga, which had alot of ironic humor & lots of action. His movies are rather dull & lifeless. Im not faulting the production values of I.G. though they are fantastic..but we need someone to do justice to Shirows work & spirit. Its NOT Mamoru Oshii thats for sure..
JOHNNY MENEMONIC was based on a short story by William Gibson by godoffireinhell	Nov 5th, 2007 04:31:52 PM
aka the dude who a couple years later published NEUROMANCER. And NEUROMANCER isn't the be all, end all either. For starters it's essentially a re-write of Alfred Bester's THE STARS MY DESTINATION and Gibson freely admits that! Reading the science fiction classics from the decades leading up to the publication of NEURMANCER will significantly lessen your opinion of it. Which isn't to say that it's a bad novel or to deny how colossally influential it was.
Lets keep it on topic.. by Bishop6	Nov 5th, 2007 05:25:17 PM
shirow
The Stars, My Destination by Wingnut1A	Nov 5th, 2007 06:16:57 PM
Damn, that's a great book! I'd love to see a faithful anime version of that one. Let's hope the upcoming live-action movie will be worthwhile. As for this new collaboration, I'll certainly give it a try, even though it does sound a bit derivative. Other titles from these artists have been very good/classic, so the odds are it will be worthy.
4th Gig by Lev_Harris	Nov 5th, 2007 10:27:44 PM
Sounds great. I still want more news on whatever the new GitS:SAC project will be.
I'd like some more anime based on American SF classics by godoffireinhell	Nov 6th, 2007 12:51:52 AM
Not just THE STARS MY DESTINATION, there's tons of books that I'm sure will never get made as live action because they'd simply cost too much money and would have not nearly enough mainstream appeal to justify the investment necessary to do them right. Yes, I'm aware that there are least plans to do a live-action NEUROMANCER but I'd much prefer an anime version.
I agree... by Wingnut1A	Nov 6th, 2007 02:47:05 AM
Animation in general allows a lot more visual freedom for the directors and other artists. Anime in particular has made some really mind-blowing sights that I dont think would be possible in any but the highest budget "live-action" movies. I'd love to see an anime of Asimov's Foundation and Saberhagen's Berserker series. Also, Niven's Ringworld would be an amazing thing to see!
re: Bester by spidercoz	Nov 6th, 2007 09:36:04 AM
Thanks for the tip gofih. Never read any Bester, have to check that out.
GiTS was Shirow's Best Work by SakeDickens2006	Nov 7th, 2007 04:47:14 PM
and Mamoru Oshii made a terrific anime version of it, it's rawness and imperfections only made it stand out from anything made before or since causing it to come across like an old black and white film that can never be duplicated.

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