Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Borders 1 & 2 [Blu-ray]

A very nice return to the Ghost In The Shell! Although there are a few things that raised some questions for me (Such as, how much of the main character's background are they changing, if any), overall this set delivers the goods. My main grip with the way this was done doesn't have anything to do with the content, but the way it's presented to us. Instead of a DVD set and a Blu-ray set you HAVE to buy a combo set! This means paying extra for this set when, if it was available in either Blu-ray or DVD editions, you could chose what you wanted without being forced to get both!! (I think Blu-ray is great but not at the prices they want to charge!!) I usually get DVDs instead and that works for me. Aside from that, this set works for me. I noted that some have expressed concern over the new voice actor used for Moto. I found no problem at all with this and could see how a younger Moto would sound this way. Another thing that's great from my point of view is the way you see that Moto is still "learning" in this series. She's not the well seasoned pro here but, even though she has the training, hasn't learned to completely use it all. She can even be fooled! This is perfect for a series that wants to show how things came to be the way they were later. You have a Moto who isn't even 100% sure about her pass and is just beginning to form her team. It's all very well presented here. Other than the combo issue, my only other thing was let's not throw out these character's pass backgrounds to easily as I noted this seemed to implied from the first two OVAs. This seems to be a real problem with things that are redone now-a-days. I hope it doesn't infect that series also. Great Job and well worth the money!

Art work is great; Love the dual media, DVD and BR....system cannot play BR so the DVD allows play until I get a real HD setup. I did see the Major's life being radically changed to allow her to build the team for section 9 for this new version of GITS shows. Most of the original characters' personalities and appearance are similar to the pilot. These movies are more "PG13" rated than the pilot release GITS movie with real nudity; here she's "nude" in a few scenes BUT no details to make it "R" rated so don't expect any fan-service. My impression is our Major's cloths are more conservative, her bust appears a few inches smaller and I believe she's also shorter/more girlish appearance; here expect more complex plots with entertaining twists and many new enemies to vanquish with new victims to rescue. As expected this is an open series; #4 ends only with the terrorist's search continuing; I hope for a conclusion with Arise 5,6 and hope we'll not see Arise 49,50 dragged on, on, on and out. This series is the ground floor/beginning of a new slant on GITS and not a Star Wars type release of Ep. 1,2,3 with those blending seamlessly into old Ep. 4,5,6. A good buy for a "New Beginning" of GITS.

A masterpiece of narrative, and a Spiritual prequel to Mamoru Oshii's original  "Ghost In The Shell"  back in 1995. Keep in mind that this is only an interpretation of the series, and subtly conflicts with a great deal of other materials produced under the ghost in the shell name. Thankfully this conflict is very mild, and the "Arise" story itself is a true work of art, crafted faithfully in the spirit of the original.Fanatic, Die Hard fans will notice the differences, I however find it a worthy tribute to what is undoubtedly the finest example of trans-humanist fiction of all time.For those of you Looking into this series, note that this collection only consists of Borders, 1 & 2 (pretty much parts 1 and 2 of a 4 part series) for the rest, take a look at  Ghost In The Shell Arise: Borders 3 & 4 Also, don't miss the Full film conclusion to the series  Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Enjoy :-)

Item: Ghost In The Shell Arise: Borders 1 & 2 Multiformat BD & DVDRegion Play: A/1Aspect:1.78 X 1 (Picture completely fills widescreen HDTV)Liked: Great story. Music by Cornelius absolutely fits motif. It greatly adds to viewing pleasure. The movie animation is in a nutshell, fabulous. The voice acting in both Japanese and English is top notch. Kudos to the English team to carry on the tone of the Japanese artists.Quibbles: The Spoken English version has slight variations from the subtitles of the Spoken Japanese version. In this version some of the subtitles ran a bit too long for me to read before changing. In watching the English version, I could better follow the plot. There's no Closed Caption in the English version. It would seem redundant for having subtitles in the Japanese version. For the price of the set, it would have been more appealing to include Digital Copy Codes of the two approximately 1 hour episodes. For this, I give the product 4 stars.Package: There's a total of 4 discs (2 BD/2 DVD) contained in the box set. The slip cover box set containing two jewel disc cases has unique artwork on its front and package contents printed on the back. There are two separate episodes in the box set, i.e.: Ghost Pain and Ghost Whispers. A BD and DVD copy of each of these episodes are contained in separate disc cases along with very informative and product promoting pamphlets for each episode.Asides: The product arrived undamaged with its contents intact.

Exploring anime and curious , I was not disappointed with this instalment

5 estrelas

Pacco arrivato veloce e in perfette condizioni . Tutto perfetto .

Excelente nuevo comienzo. Empieza a ver arise del 1 al 4, luego la nueva pelicula, continua con el clasico film de 1989 . La pirimera temporada de sac. Entonces la segunda pelicula Innocence y la segunda temporada de sac. Enjoy it.

墓を暴こうとする公安と元部下の軍人との対立。ここから９課創設に導かれていく。と言っても各組織の思惑が絡み合い、どうなるか？