Thread: Licensed GITS Stand Alone Complex
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Old 2004-09-14, 11:54   Link #95
Briareos
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Originally Posted by TronDD
The preview pages they have on the website read left to right.
Yeah, I just got this e-mail back from Dark Horse.

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On Aug 4, 2004, at 7:07 AM, Briareos wrote:


Dear Sir/Ma'am,

I've read the description of the upcoming Ghost in the Shell 1 2nd
edition, and the only thing I notice missing in the item description
is if the book is "mirrored" or not. Will this new edition be in the
original right-to-left format?

Sincerely,
Briareos
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Hi Briareos-

It'll be in the "Americanized" left to right format like the comics.

Hope this helps,
Michael
I wonder if Studio Proteus will stop "Americanizing" manga once Toren Smith leaves the industry? At least they don't change character names to fit an "American" audience.

On a side note regarding the GITS MMI graphic novel:
AnimeNation Link:
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Dark Horse Comics has announced the January 19, 2005 release of the English translated Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface graphic. Unlike the individual monthly comic issues, the graphic novel will labeled for readers aged 18+ and will come shrinkwrapped. This suggests that the graphic novel version may include the graphic sex scenes found in the Japanese Ghost in the Shell 2 Solid Box edition which were not included in the Japanese mass market edition or American comic book release.
Interesting...

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Originally Posted by TronDD
I also noticed an ad saying the GitS2 movie will hit theaters 9/17.
I hope the theatrical release is to a larger number of theatres than the first GITS film was.
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