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Ghost In The Shell - Stand Alone Complex - SAC 2nd GIG - Complete Collection [2005] [DVD]

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26-episode collection of the second series of the popular Japanese anime series based on a story idea and feature film by Mamoru Oshii. Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig picks up where the first series left off, with the surviving members of Section 9 reunited but under a government enforced Indefinite Standby Order that effectively renders them inoperable. The saga continues as it becomes apparent that a criminal group calling themselves the Individual 11 has taken hostages at the Chinese Embassy demanding that the Prime Minister publicly announces a change to the government's Asian Refugee Policy. The incident provides Section 9 with a last-chance opportunity to be fully reinstated, but only if the situation can be resolved without any hostage casualties.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 1.78:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.5 x 2.2 x 19 cm; 160 Grams
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5022366701549
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Release date ‏ : ‎ 26 Feb. 2007
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Manga
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000MGAW0U
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 7

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Rupert Garcia

DVD vs Blu-ray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 September 2022

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Whether the Blu-ray picture is noticeably better than the DVD or not is a moot point, depending perhaps on what sort of equipment you have. I can say however that the picture is definitely not worse, and seems to me at least to be a general enhancement, lines being sharper and colours a bit bolder. The sound, on the other hand, is way better, and this is evident just from listening to the opening and closing title music. Menu navigation and subtitles are also improved. The Blu-ray set features 8 discs, whereas the DVD version is in two sets of 7 discs for a total of 14.
As for the content? It's a brilliant show, not simply a sci-fi police procedural, and although kids will undoubtedly enjoy the action, the script contains complex levels of politics and philosophy way beyond the average 12-year-old. I mean where else would you witness two articulated blue tanks (Tachikomas) discussing the relative merits of Dawson and Lovelock? Simply awesome!

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This is the main course! Gutsy. Spine chilling. Brutally intelligent- it can only be 2nd Gig!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 March 2007

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To begin, I must say buy the 1st Gig (Boxset) of Stand Alone Complex first.(you can read my review on 1st Gig if you are unsure.) It will orientate you better and prepare you for the shift in mindset, style and overal feel in SAC 2nd Gig.

SAC 2nd Gig is sleek, dark, gloomy, morbid and spine chillingly- beautiful.
the praise that I gave to 1st gig is warranted but this ....this boxset....is a work of art.And not abstract art like Picasso- this is craved to let you see and understand exactly what it wants to say to you. And that's what I find most interesting about it- it is saying something to you.Let me elaborate further:

SAC 2nd Gig continues where 1st Gig left off. Section Nine are still half operational and under the scrutiny of the government. Don't expect to find another Laughing Man case. Laughing Man was fantastic, mind blowing but in my personal opinion 2nd Gig is by far better, brutally better than 1st Gig. It makes 1st Gig seem....mediocre,like a light starter of soup and garlic bread. 2ND GIG IS THE MAIN COURSE.

2ND GIG talks about serious issues and not issues to deal with some futuristic world where human beings are losing their humanity due to cyberisation, that's a tertiary issue- if you want to hear thatside of things: watch the GITS and GITS Innocence (movies)and maybe 1st Gig.

2nd Gig talks about WAR.

It talks about information manipulation by the powers that be. It talks about terrorism, LIKE WE TODAY KNOW IT. It talks about suicide bombers. It talks about revolutions, with Che Guevara-like characters. It talks about how one person can cause a war that will affect millions- for his own gain! It talks about coup de'tats and Nuclear warfare.

This story is gut-wrenchingly good. It's a bit like 'The Manchurian Candidate' or 'Wag the Dog' but much much much better. It references films like Full Metal Jacket, Vanilla Sky and Wings of Desire. But that isn't what chills your blood- it's the fact that it references things like operation: Shock and Awe- yes, remember that, the bombings by America on Baghdad that officially started the war in Iraq. It's never said- it's shown alongside the kick ass plot.

"Ghoda" the one of the villains in 2nd Gig makes my skin crawl because he probably embodies some hypothetical congressman in America who could have pulled a few strings because he knew a few people and somehow managed to get America into Iraq. Of course there is no such evidence to prove such a man exists but it is still a spine chilling hypothesis made real by good writing.

"Kuze" another villain is the people's hero- and the ultimate terrorist. Throw away the concept of him brandishing an Ak47 with a base in some desert locale and sending video tapes to the news saying "death to the invaders"- for the most part he is a passivist, a LIKABLE but uncharismatic character, a bit of a "nostalgic" type, introspective and sentimental. Yet all the previous AK47 brandishing tactics I mentioned are present in one way or another.

The best part about 2nd Gig is that although it is an Anti-War story, it is NOT preachy. This is Ghost in The Shell and they are telling a story about Section Nine and their adventures (maybe 'misadventures' would be a better term) Section Nine, yes thee awesome section nine, has it's back against the wall for almost all 26 episodes- and it's absolutely believable. The villains are THAT powerful.

I would buy this boxset twice!( I live in an african country so the exchange rate doesn't favour me at all. )

If you are a ghost in the shell fan- you should have already pre-ordered this without even blinking (or reading this review)but BUY... IT... NOW!

If you are new to Ghost in the Shell BUY 1st GIG and BUY this too. There should be some amazon special price for the two boxsets. You won't regret it- Amazon is asking for chump-change for these boxsets.

This is what storytelling is and should always be. As much as I have written in this review- I have barely even touched on what makes this story so great.

Art imitates life- and Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig is art at its finest.

This boxset is a 7 star General in my books, a star for each disc.(Attention!...At ease soldier!)

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Mabuse

Excellent but some minor issues

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 March 2009

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Yes, 2nd GIG is darker than SAC and yes, the stories are as good and maybe even better than the first one.
However, I have some issues with second gig.
First of all the title song, which is again from Yoko Kanno and Origa but now with somebody else, which name I don't remember. This is - IMO - far away from the title song in SAC. Pity but it's not really important.
What I also found a bit disturbing is that in eisode 17 'Red Data' Motoko Kusanagi - the major - is offering sex to a young boy in a hotel room in Taipeh, the capital of Taiwan. Well, this didn't happen in SAC at all. Maybe this was a tribute to the young boys, the target group in Japan? I don't know but it destroyed the cool picture of 'the major' to me.
There is also something similar in SAC with women, hinting on a lesbian aspect of the major. However, in 2nd GIG this is far more explicit but again, who cares - perfectly ok for an age rating of 15.
Just, it puzzled me a bit.
Last, the drawing style seems the same but seemed less detailed for me in some scenes.
OK, that's enough now from me about some small issues I have with this series.

In 2nd GIG the Tachikoma are also more serious with drug abuse and turning bad - getting black stripes and spots over their bodies. They have a very funny appearance in their short film after Batou returns from Germany and brings them - guess what - some beer. Unfortunately they mistake it for 'German natrual oil' and get drunk - they get 'pink lips' above their robot arms, when drunk. Really funny to watch.
In this sense a very good continuation of SAC.
I really love 2nd GIG and highly recommend it.
That's why I am giving five stars. I cannot stop watching and I am eager to get more and more.

Who was watching SAC and the Ghost in the Shell movies and liked it, this is an absolute must.

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