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Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface Manga Review
Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface Manga Review
Finally, I’ve reached the (probable) end of my enormous Ghost in the Shell (GitS) retrospective article series, with this, my 36th article…
DoctorKev
Jul 13
Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor Manga Review
Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor Manga Review
Although my recent coverage of the vastness of the Ghost in the Shell (GitS) franchise lately has been nothing short of exhaustive (and…
DoctorKev
Jul 12
The Summer 2024 AniTAY Sequel Guide
The Summer 2024 AniTAY Sequel Guide
Got an anime backlog to fill? Check out our hot summer sequel guide for some suggestions to keep you inside in the cool!
umrguy42
Jul 8
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver VR 360 Video Review
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver VR 360 Video Review
Just when I think I’ve exhausted every single animated incarnation of Ghost in the Shell (GitS), my online detective work finds yet another…
DoctorKev
Jul 7
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Official Log 1 DVD/Guide Book Review
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Official Log 1 DVD/Guide Book Review
Until recently, I had no idea this hardback book/DVD combo even existed — it completely passed me by upon its release in 2005. That’s been…
DoctorKev
Jul 6
Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Official Visual Book Review
Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Official Visual Book Review
While it seems like the 2020–2022 anime series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 may be generally disliked (unfairly in my opinion) by the vast…
DoctorKev
Jul 3
Doctorkev’s Spring 2024 Anime Postmortem: Part 2
Doctorkev’s Spring 2024 Anime Postmortem: Part 2
Some of this season’s anime really left the conclusion of their runs right up to the wire, only ending today on the last day of June! Some…
DoctorKev
Jun 30
Masamune Shirow’s PIECES Gem 01 [The Ghost in the Shell Data +α] Art Book Review
Masamune Shirow’s PIECES Gem 01 [The Ghost in the Shell Data +α] Art Book Review
Published in 2014 to mark Ghost in the Shell’s 25th anniversary (the first manga chapter was published in March 1989), this small hardback…
DoctorKev
Jun 29
The Art of Ghost in the Shell Hardcover Review
The Art of Ghost in the Shell Hardcover Review
If there was one positive aspect of director Rupert Sanders’ 2017 live action movie version of Ghost in the Shell, it was the phenomenal…
DoctorKev
Jun 27
AniTAY Podcast S9 E11: The Episode with Yuri Subtext
AniTAY Podcast S9 E11: The Episode with Yuri Subtext
It’s the end of Spring, you know what that means… YURI subtext. AniTAY discusses the end of the season and one show with yuri… ENJOY!
thatsma pizza
Jun 27
Doctorkev’s Spring 2024 Anime Postmortem: Part 1
Doctorkev’s Spring 2024 Anime Postmortem: Part 1
It’s that time of the season where I look back with regret that once again I was unable to contain myself and ended up watching far too…
DoctorKev
Jun 25
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Ani-Manga Box Set Review
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Ani-Manga Box Set Review
The idea of using photographs to produce comics has been around for a long time, across many cultures, appearing to originate in 1940s…
DoctorKev
Jun 23
Ghost in the Shell: The Official Movie Novelization Review
Ghost in the Shell: The Official Movie Novelization Review
I often wonder what the point of movie novelisations are in the modern day. When I was a kid, novelisations played an important role —…
DoctorKev
Jun 22
Ghost in the Shell (2017) Live Action Movie Review
Ghost in the Shell (2017) Live Action Movie Review
It was inevitable that we would eventually find ourselves here. After spending months delving deeply into the voluminous Ghost in the Shell…
DoctorKev
Jun 19
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045: Sustainable War Movie Review
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045: Sustainable War Movie Review
Now that I’ve covered all three of the mid-2000s Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex films (The Laughing Man, Individual Eleven, and…
DoctorKev
Jun 16
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven OVA Review
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven OVA Review
Yesterday I reviewed the first Stand Alone Complex (SAC) compilation OVA/movie that streamlined the first season’s Laughing Man storyline…
DoctorKev
Jun 15
AniTAY Podcast S9 E10: This Episode was Sponsored By Netflix
AniTAY Podcast S9 E10: This Episode was Sponsored By Netflix
This week’s members: DocKev, Gugsy, Marquan, and Requiem, with Reikaze handling the editing duties.
Kevin Mai - Reikaze
Jun 14
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man OVA Review
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man OVA Review
What, exactly, are the point of compilation films? In the context of popular TV anime shows, it seems they mainly exist to re-package and…
DoctorKev
Jun 14
Ghost in the Shell: Comic Tribute Review
Ghost in the Shell: Comic Tribute Review
We’re really getting into the weeds with this one. Up until now I’ve done my best to cover everything Ghost in the Shell published in…
DoctorKev
Jun 13
The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network Review
The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network Review
Despite originating as a Japanese property, first with a manga written and drawn by Masamune Shirow, and a subsequent anime movie directed…
DoctorKev
Jun 12
The Ghost in the Shell: Five New Short Stories Review
The Ghost in the Shell: Five New Short Stories Review
Around of the time of 2017’s Hollywood live action Ghost in the Shell movie there were a flurry of tie-in books published. Apart from the…
DoctorKev
Jun 11
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol.3: White Maze Review
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol.3: White Maze Review
With this third Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex novel, I come to the end of Junichi Fujisaku’s work on the franchise (apart from…
DoctorKev
Jun 10
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol. 2: Revenge Of The Cold Machines Review
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol. 2: Revenge Of The Cold Machines Review
Revenge of the Cold Machines is the second in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV scriptwriter Junichi Fujisaku’s trilogy of spinoff…
DoctorKev
Jun 8
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol. 1: The Lost Memory Review
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Novel Vol. 1: The Lost Memory Review
Which writers or directors immediately spring to mind when you think of Ghost in the Shell (GitS)? Original author Masamune Shirow is a…
DoctorKev
Jun 7
Love Is In The Air this Spring 2024 Anime Season
Love Is In The Air this Spring 2024 Anime Season
There are fewer things in life I enjoy more than a good romance. Now, let’s check out what this anime season is offering us.
Marquan
Jun 6
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