Ghost in the…… shell!!

Ghost in the shell if you do not know about it already is a manga which was later turned into a film in 1995 and then again in 2004.

The reason i say this is because today i am going to reviewing Ghost in the shell: stand alone complex Vol. 01.

Storyline 10/10

 This first volume comes with a solid and seamless stories such as the first episode, where Geisha’s took hostage the foreign affaires minister only to find out that his brain was swapped with a spy’s thus causing the minister to have completely changed and also to want to defect to America to give Japanese military secrets to the US, this first episode lays solid foundations for the direction in which this futuristic cop drama is headed.

Animation 8/10

The animation in this series is better and more clear than any American animated series i have ever watched, and for this reason i give it 8/10, i do not give it full marks though due to the fact that the animation is somewhat more simplistic than either of the Ghost in the shell films, which is a small let down.

value for money?

This depends on where you get your copy of this DVD, the best place to buy your copy would be HMV.com, as it is on sale there for around £5.99, the worst place though i have found is Virgin, as it could cost you up to £19.99, which i feel is a rip off.

Overall 9/10

The first volume to this overall gripping series, is a great introduction to the series and also does not put new comers of the franchise in a position where they do not know what the hell is happening or who everyone is, if you are a fan of Ghost in the shell or just interested in Manga or Anime, this is worth checking out.

My second topic of the day is to rant about HMV the shop itself as i have had a few bad experiances there.

HMV keeps asking for ID off you which totally bugger’s you if you have none on you and this is surely eating into their profits as no other shop is as nuts about ID as HMV. I really hope the HMV where ever you are is as stuanch on ID as the one in my local area is…….

Picture of the day

The announcement of the Star Wars Lego complete saga has started to make me interested in Star wars again, but is it just Lego cashing in on a good thing? no one knows……

Picture fun

What do you thinks happening here, please comment it may make me laugh!

Video of the day

 Is Star Trek better than Star Wars or is Star Wars better than Star Trek? You decide!!

~ by waldow on July 15, 2007.