Shopping Guide
On June 22, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border:1 Ghost Pain began its theatrical run in Japan. The movie is the newest work in the Ghost in the Shell series, and it is already becoming popular. Also, general sales of the movie’s Blu-ray and DVD will begin on July 26. In addition, rentals of the movie will begin on Sept. 25, and multimedia development is progressing. At the same time that chapter 1 is picking up high praise, the development of chapter 2 has already been decided on. It has been revealed that the second part in this series, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border:2 Ghost Whispers, will begin a limited two-week screening on Nov. 30. General sales of the movie’s Blu-ray and DVD will then begin on Dec. 25.
Also, during the limited screening period for Ghost Whispers, each theater will be selling a limited edition Blu-ray of the movie that comes with a scenario and raw footage for 8,000 yen (tax included). On the other hand, the regular Blu-ray and DVD will include the 55-minute movie and roughly five minutes of added footage. Enclosed bonuses for this edition will include a full-color booklet that explains the world of the work and more. The Blu-ray will cost 7,140 yen and the DVD will cost 6,090 yen (both prices include tax).
Ghost in the Shell: Arise tells a backstory to the original work, movies, and TV series of Ghost in the Shell. Referred to as the “fourth Ghost in the Shell,” Arise is a large-scale project with new staff. Kazuchika Kise, who was previously active in the series as the animation director, is working on Arise as the director and character designer. Sci-fi writer Tow Ubukata, whose work Tenchi Meisatsu won the Bookstore Award and the Yoshikawa Eiji Literature Newcomer Award, is acting as series composer. The music is being handled by Cornelius, the solo project of Keigo Oyamada who is widely active and has collaborated with many artists around the world.
Gaining her independence from the 501 Organization that raised her, Motoko Kusanagi gets her freedom inside the military. Due to an unknown assailant, an outbreak of Rojikoma hackings occurs. In order to investigate, Kusanagi transports a Rojikoma and is attacked by an armed unit. There, she meets Batou, a man with the “sleepless eye” who served in a former military special forces unit; Ishikawa, former member of the army’s intelligence division who excels at net information analysis; and Borma, also a former member of a military special forces unit who possesses skill in explosives creation and cyberwarfare. In opposition, Motoko scouts out Paz, a member of the military police’s infiltration and investigation squad, and the Marine Corps’ ace sniper and strikes back.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise Official Site:
http://www.kokaku-a.com/ (Japanese)
Source:
http://animeanime.jp/article/2013/06/25/14556.html (Japanese)
