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 🥹💜

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I know the meme about Twitter is that it's full of people whose opinions should not be counted. But is the controversy about the action scene in Episode 3 really that big? Or is it just a small proportion of Twitter "tourists" and purists who either don't know about the original manga's tone and style, or think the new series is bad simply because the original movie and Stand Alone Complex exist?

I really enjoyed the sequence and its crazy style. The idea that it's "hurt his career bad? I do not see that at all.

Oddly enough he does have a specific credit for the Japanese cast.

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.

Maybe I couldn't tell if that's what the noise is but would be hilarious if it was. "Pew pew".

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?

Been loving the show so far but I wanted to ask something from viewers.

Is it me or the animation in episode 3 seems to have gone down a bit in terms of quality? Or was it a style choice?

Especially the opening sequence felt like it had less frames than usual?

I'm not saying it looks like One Punch Man bad but I want to confirm if I'm the only one who feels like this?

I'll keep watching for sure since I love the show so far and source material but curious

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.