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It was with hot anticipation that I started watching Stand Alone Complex #2. Time had distorted my rose-tinted memories of the grandiose first volume, leaving me desperate for another hit of near perfect cyber punk. And as the alluring DVD menus loaded up and Yoko Kanno’s familiar score broke the silence, I felt relieved, almost … Continued

It’s almost impossible to exist inside modern anime fandom without feeling the over-bearing influence of Mamoru Oshii’s landmark feature ‘Ghost in the Shell’, a film cited by many as a genuine classic of contemporary science fiction, let alone Japanese animation. Ghost in the Shell (the movie), while based inside the universe of Masamune Shirow’s ever … Continued

We’re at the point now where Stand Alone Complex would have to do a hell of a lot wrong to destroy my devoted love for this show. And at the risk of sounding like a complete fanboy, this is a damn near perfect science fiction anime series. Taking out my checklist of “important qualities for … Continued

For a series as revered in the science fiction genre as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, I feel somewhat unsettled to suggest that what pushes my enthusiasm for this show beyond anime of a similar ilk is the characters.But it’s true though, the hard-as-nails personalities of Section 9 prove that Stand Alone Complex … Continued

Stand Alone Complex is a series that has always retained effortlessly high standards and this fourth volume, despite not being nearly as remarkable as the previous three, proves that this series is a keeper and that even when off-form, can still deliver several enthralling moments of cyber-punk bliss.I suppose certain aspects will always elevate Stand … Continued