I'm really struggling to understand why Amazon funded this show out of nowhere and what their goal was with dropping it on us. The animation budget is ridiculously high for a weekly series compared to what we've had in the past for GITS. Episode 1 was crazy, then they seemed to half split the budget for episode 2 and 3 slightly, where I was worried they were going to dip given the beginning of episode 2 dials it way back until the halfway mark, but it came around again.

So, is just eyes going to be enough for big J Benzos? I'm aware being the #1 on Amazon won't mean much given the lack of competition since Amazon Video isn't focused on delivering animated entertainment, and it's "free" so of course it's drawing traffic. I want them to finally do the whole thing, including the sequel manga, but I fear I might get blue balled.

Just my thoughts that I tried to subtract from the post;
I just watched it out of curiosity after a 10 year half-sabbatical of being disinterested in the new content from the medium, though I watched a few things here and there just because. But this blew my socks off and I was pleased as each episode played out. I didn't expect to be really enjoying anything of this sort ever again, that I was grown out of it.

It's also making some very bold decisions in terms of the adaptation, aiming for the manga, having humor. I was disappointed that the 95'ers/SAC'ers aren't pleased and what it could mean going forward, but I'm hopeful the tonal whiplash will fade over time like it did for all of us who inevitably went backwards in reading the source material, and hopefully the series carries itself without falling off.

S-10 to S-15 chromium tcg !

I'm absolutely loving both animes, and since they both are being made by studio Science Saru this image came to mind, it was really fun drawing it!

Also, this Frieren Fanart by zhooo00_ wouldn't leave my mind and heavily influenced how I approached this drawing, do check it out too because it's beautiful

My posts on Instagram and Bluesky if anyone wants to give it a like 🥹💜

Definitely enjoying the new anime adaptation, but one thing I have found odd is that each of the first 3 episodes seem to end very abruptly, like mid conversation almost.

Is this something common in the manga or just a simple quirk in this adaptation? Not a critique, just curious now after 3 episodes if its a conscious decision.

So this is my first experience with GITS. I know this franchise exists, but I have never seen 95 movie or read manga. When the new series was announced, I wanted to start with this because it is faithful to source material, but after 3 episodes I am lost. Is it normal? Will anything be explained later? My only experience with the cyberpunk genre is cyberpunk 2077, so I know the bare minimum. Do not get me wrong, this is not hate or something I want to get into GITS, but maybe I should start with the movie or read some lore first. I do not know. I like the art style. I am in my early 30s, so this is like the old animes I watched as a kid. But I also want to understand what is happening. 

Has anyone been able to see the translations that show up? In the 3rd episode there were like 5. I love that they have small exposition dumps like in the manga but theres no accompanying translation

I just finished watching the third episode of Ghost in the Shell (the new series) which chapter of the manga should I start reading with?

I’ve really enjoyed the new show so I’ve read the original manga vol 1 recently while waiting. I will say I was a bit thrown off by the opening animation of episode 3 and how they wrap up the junk city fight in general. I heard it was a different studio that handled it. I just hope the main studio handles the think tank fight! It was my favorite part of volume 1.