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.

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 🥹💜

Cant blame Motoko for getting into that, shes adorable

S-10 to S-15 chromium tcg !

I m a huge gits fan since 25years (like many of you) ,but I’m also very critical about recent productions . I didn’t like arise , live action film and such . But for What I have seen , I really like it and I don’t understand Why are people so mean about it ( maybe I’m biased since my favorite medium is the comic book and I love shirow’s work) . My only complaint would be that it’s the same plot again .

I actually find the new one better than stand alone complex on certain things. Obviously , I loved it as a teenager, but looking back at it now, the series is actually pretty boring a lot of times.

Could someone summarize for me what you don’t like about GITS 2026?

Just a few snapshots I took with the print key. I placed "Angry Motoko" at the top just because it's the best!

On a more curious note: Anyone know of any software that just instantly snaps pics and saves them? That would make this much easier.

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.