Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. - 2nd Gig (2007)

Good Movie in the Stand Alone Complex series *Spoilers*

I just finished Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society. It is based after the second season and the Major resigned from Section 9 and it is 2 years later, new recruits and Togusa the new leader of the team, they are doing business as usual until noted figures begin committing suicide one by one, the major is thought to have been involved in it. It is action packed and has some pretty weird stuff, for example while investigating Batou sees the Major for a brief moment and helps her, she then escapes. As the movie goes on the Solid State Society rears its head, and when Togusa comes too close to comfort, he is cyberhacked and takes his daughter in for cyberization but he is given the choice of either committing suicide and saving his daughter or losing her. As he pulls the trigger, the Major makes her appearance and saves Togusa from death. They soon hunt down the company behind it all and uncover the vast net of lies. After the Major nearly goes out with someone known as the Puppeteer, it ends on a good note and may not be the end of the series. I can only hope that it means another movie is in the works. September 22, 2008

Just fantastic.

The box arrived in mint condition - I was so happy to see the individually wrapped dvds cases. I was a little worried that I would be missing outon the case art.
The box itself is great. Closes with a magnet. Very slick.

Only woe is that when looking at the dvd cases in the box you cannot see what volumes they are. The cut of the box covers the numbers.
Just means you gotta put these in order or spend a few seconds sorting through the great cover art to find the one you want. September 18, 2008

No DTS audio

If you're looking for a discussion about the content, please look elsewhere. I greatly enjoyed this series and the first S.A.C. series, much more so than the first movie. The first season, BTW, takes a lot from the manga source material, while the main story of this series is something completely new, I believe.

Anyway, my copy of the box set has the DTS logo on the box of the first four DVDs. I do not believe that they have a DTS audio track (only a Dolby Digital). (I have only checked disc 1 so far.) From what I have seen, the limited edition versions of the individual disc releases did have versions with DTS. The box that contains all the individual dvd boxes does not have a DTS logo, so it's only four of the inside cases that are misleading.

Regardless, this set is still worth your money if you're interested in the DVD version. At Anime Expo 2008, Bandai announced that rereleases would be forthcoming in Blu-Ray format. (This isn't entirely unexpected, 2nd Gig was broadcast in HD on one of the satellite-based networks, I think.) September 9, 2008

Review of GitS 2nd GIG

This is an excellent series. It gets more to the point faster than the first season, though the first season is by no means bad. 2nd GIG kept me engaged and wondering what was going to happen next. Its by no means a thriller Anime, but its in depth story plot and the many twist and turns are what kept me engaged. For an Anime its storyline was superb. I am an ardent 'hater' of Anime, but Ghost in The Shell Anime series is an exception. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves good story plot lines and good plot twists. August 16, 2008

Excellent series

In GitS SAC, there are two episodes which I thought to be the best (of both seasons); these were Affection and Poker Face. Both of the episodes give a (rare) peek into the past of Motoko. August 12, 2008

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