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Logan and Richard have a discussion about the movies Ghost in the Shell. Confused yet? We are talking about the classic anime movie and the more recent live action movie. What are some of the similarities and differences? Take a listen and see what we thought.
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The trailer is finally here. Check out the Ghost in the Shell trailer provided through Movieclips Trailers YouTube channel:
If you are a Ghost in the Shell fan like me you are excited! Check out the trailer for the new movie through FUNimation’s YouTube channel:
Variety is reporting that Johansson will portray Major Motoko Kusanagi. Dreamworks has had the Ghost in the Shell property and is now moving forward with the adapation of Masamune Shirow’s work. Ghost in the Shell has had the original manga that has been adapted into anime movies and TV series. Now Hollywood is trying for a live action movie. We’ll just have to wait and see if it comes to pass and hopefully be true to the source material.
Masamune Shirow gave science fiction fans Ghost is the Shell as a glimpse of what our future may be like. Now NTT Docomo Ventures is funding projects to look into the technology aspects of Ghost in the Shell to bring the science fiction technology to actual science technology.
The pictures above show Professor Masahiko Inami’s research into “optic camouflage” that allows the wearer to blend in with his/her environment. Naotaka Fujii is working on a head mounted display, “substantial reality system”, that plays pre-recorded images along with reality display. The last picture shows Shuuji Kajita’s work with humanoid robots.
So as has been done before we have individuals working on bringing our science fiction to life. Check out the full article and video at AnimeNews Network here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-11-25/japanese-scientists-bring-us-closer-to-world-of-ghost-in-the-shell/.81311
If you are going to be in Japan during August or part of September you might want to check out this art exhibit. Ghost in the Shell turns 25 and there is an art exhibit for the event entitled, Ghost in the Shell, 25th Anniversary- Art Exhibition. If you are in the area the exhibit will be in the Seibu Gallery in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro from August 8 – 20. Then if you miss it there you have another chance to see the exhibit. From August 27 – September 8 on the 8th floor of the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka’s Umeda. Tickets will be 1,200 yen ($11.75).
MicroSoft began streaming a three minute short featuring Production I.G.’s Ghost in the Shell property. The short is in conjunction with the release of Ghost in the Shell Arise. The short, entitled Ghost in the Shell Arise: Another Mission, is a dialogue and features almost every character from the series and of course MicroSoft’s Surface tablet. The Ghost is the Shell Arise series will debut in Japan on June 22 and will have four parts. Then on July 26 the movies will be available on Blu-ray and DVD. With Ghost is the Shell being popular I would expect the Blu-ray and DVD set will arrive in the North American market toward the end of the year. Very cool cross promotional.
This is how you have fun while you work. The Pacific Racing Team has teamed up with the anime Ghost in the Shell: Arise in creating the paint scheme for their car pictured above. The name of the car is “NAC Kokaku Kidotai Arise DR Porsche. Very cool looking.
Cartoon Network is bringing back Toonami to it’s Adult Swim block on May 27 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight). Most of the shows will be what you would think: Bleach; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig; and Cowboy Bebop. However two shows will be airing that are new to the block: Deadman Wonderland (12:30 a.m.) and Casshern Sins (1:00 a.m.) It’s good to see Toonami coming back and hopefully they will expand on their variety of shows in the future.