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published
January 19th 2005
by Dark Horse
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Paperback, 312 pages
isbn
159307204X
(isbn13: 9781593072049)
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March 6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist net security expert heading the investigative department of the giant mu...more
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
"ghost in the shell" collectors
There are some great ideas explored in this book, and the writing is great. What i found disappointing about the book was its reliance on fan service as a selling point. As far as i can tell from my own perspective, this book would be bought and read by anyone familiar with the series who read the first book, watched the movie, or watched the television show. The amount of aforementioned fan service (a term that refers in general, to mostly unneccessary additions of titillating visuals to a s...more
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Pretty much everything that was excellent about the first book has been excised in this installment.
(Mostly) gone are the amazingly precise action sequences. The fanservice is impossible to ignore this time around, as it has been elevated to nearly a plot element. A mature reader cannot help but feel that this work is geared toward the adolescent shut-in japanese male.
Not all is lost, however. The plot is just as intricate, revolving around politics, feints, detective work etc. Cyberpunk is...more
(Mostly) gone are the amazingly precise action sequences. The fanservice is impossible to ignore this time around, as it has been elevated to nearly a plot element. A mature reader cannot help but feel that this work is geared toward the adolescent shut-in japanese male.
Not all is lost, however. The plot is just as intricate, revolving around politics, feints, detective work etc. Cyberpunk is...more
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Read in September, 2006
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I couldnt understand a word they said but the artwork was one of THE most amazing things i have ever seen! and for that it gets 5 stars. It was worth it just to look at the digital mixec whith hand drawn art. I think that is the most creative thing anyone has ever done whith manga.
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The second volume of GITS is a really hardcore cyberpunk story. The artwork is amazing but the story is very hard to follow and will require probably repeating readings to get the knack of it.
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I couldn't tell what the hell was going on most of the time, but the artwork alone made me purchase it.
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Read in June, 2008
I'm reading this because I have to for work. I just don't get it at all!
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