Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #64
A clutch of anime mini-reviews. We drop one of Netflix's latest anime straight away as being no good.
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #63
Hello and welcome to another edition of Geek Native's anime mini-reviews.
Cyber-baroque: A review of Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence
This adventure is all familiar Ghost in the Shell stuff. We have fights and surprises peppering a mystery story that needs some good detective work. While Innocence is gorgeous and loyal to the styling of Ghost in the Shell, it does have to work hard to add anything new.
Genre Police: Trenchcoats & Tragedy
I know you’ve put the trenchcoat away since we did Gothpunk but it’s time to get it out again. Put it back on, find a hat and pour yourself some bourbon straight from the bottle.…
Will we volunteer as cyborgs? Health divides us
Geek Native occasionally has goodies to giveaway in a competition, and when that happens, we like to run a little poll. Some years back we had a copy of Ghost in the Shell: Arise to giveaway so we asked a question about cyborgs.…
Cybernetic ghosts: A review of Ghost in the Shell – The New Movie
“The New Movie” might not be a very original name for the Ghost in the Shell’s title but it the technique kinda works – promising more of the same. I think that approach works for Ghost in the Shell as The Force Awakens works for Star Wars.…
Competition: Ghost in the Shell Arise – Borders parts 3 and 4
Fan of the iconic anime Ghost in the Shell? Arise is the prequel series and a chance to see how that incredible team came together. The first half of the Arise series is already out but for parts 3 and 4 you’ll have to wait for the end of the month.…
Ghost in the Shell watches
Big Ghost in the Shell fan? As part of the promotional activities for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: Shin Gekijoban film a limited set of 2,5000 watches have been made.
You can buy these from iei.jp…
Competition: Win Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Ghost in the Shell is one of the most popular and respected anime series to have made it out of Japan. 2.0 is a re-mastered version of the first. Set in an alternative Hong Kong when the cyberspace is pushing strongly into every day human life Ghost in the Shell follows cyber-cop Major Motoko Kusanagi.…
Worldwide exlusive Ghost in the Shell steelbook comes to Zavvi
Manga UK has been on a roll with impressive steelbook releases of some of the classic anime. They’ve put together AKIRA and Ninja Scroll steelbook releases and the next one on the hit list is Ghost in the Shell.…
