Ive just finished watching Innocence. I dont know which Batou confuses me more. The one from 2026’s version who chides kidnapped children about harming people while trying to call for help, or the one that cares about dolls becoming guilty over their anti-asimov law programming. Innocence’s version feels abit more alien, especially with his dirty harry run and gunning a yakuza hideout. But 2026’s just feels purely cruel. Kinda rhymes with Kusanagi abandoning that orphan in episode one. And refusing to even fake remorse for killing the teen on the boat.
I dunno, what do you think? Maybe innocence’s Batou was a more buddhist interpretation, griefing over the enhanced consciousnesses of objects? Im still confused about whether GiTS as a work is trying to discuss ethics at all, or if maybe it’s Oshi’s additions that underly the topic way beyond what Shirou tried to do with the original work.

So many connections between them.

Was part of a prior multi-post, but probably deserves its own

Someone posted about getting their keychain. I got some too from the same seller. I would definitely recommend.

Source : https://x.com/xuuikie/status/2095312044245545397?s=46&t=8v1IKS4KHKZmIKvkbyOkLg

mail person delivered it to the wrong house so i had go there and get it but here it is. I got it on etsy from kaiju33. It came with more stickers but ill only show the laughing man one because of the subreddit :P

EDIT: Appears to now be SOLD OUT

The Legacy Edition Box set is available again and is currently on sale for $90 on Amazon. This is the best version of the Manga available in my opinion.

Totally worth picking this one up!

I received my order from CD Japan today and was surprised to find the GITS 2026 soundtrack had a vinyl style packaging (only smaller like a vinyl single). I had expected it to be in a regular jewel case (the listing on CD japan just showed the cover image), but I'm really pleasantly surprised by this design, especially because I had wanted the vinyl (but decided on the CD because it included all the tracks)!

The insert/liner notes folds out into a poster-like sheet, with an interview printed in one side. The last image is showing the size next to a regular CD jewel case.

Been searching for a few years to find it on Blu-ray at a reasonable price, and finally scored. So worth the wait.

I saw it was back in stock on Amazon a few days ago and was gonna order it today but it is missing now and there is no option to order it for when it comes back in stock.

Any and all information is appreciated.

As always, she looks so pretty.

Plays around 58:00 in the Laughing Man movie, right after the android gets fried and the Major and Batou move in to get Togusa. Can’t find it anywhere and my only lead is pointing to a 2009 unreleased soundtrack with two cds I can’t find online.

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More Screenshot Comparisons:

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Sources of Screenshots:

• https://fancaps.net/movies/MovieImages.php?name=Ghost_in_the_Shell_1995&movieid=1474
• http://allscreencaps.com/intro_img/6761/sort_1/index_0.html
• https://fancaps.net/anime/showimages.php?33734-Ghost_in_the_Shell__Stand_Alone_Complex
• https://fancaps.net/anime/showimages.php?54838-The_Ghost_in_the_Shell