2013-02-13, 09:42 | Link #121 | |
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And from existing footage from Arise, I don't see Motoko being portrayed as being any weaker than any of her past incarnations.
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2013-02-13, 12:41 | Link #122 | |
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More info. Artist is Takumi Oyama and it makes its debut in the April Monthly Young Magazine. Title is GITS Arise: Sleepless Man or Nemurenai no Otoko. OVA's first title is Border 1: Ghost Pain.
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2013-02-13, 21:02 | Link #123 | |
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2013-02-13, 22:28 | Link #124 |
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I agree. They should've kept her SAC design. The fact that the Major was always slightly masculine in terms of action and appearance made her stand out. Now she's (at least in terms of build) no different from other female leads.
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2013-02-14, 01:01 | Link #125 |
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I don't mind Major being younger. I think the first movie look for Major was the best. This looks closer to that than SAC so I'm all good. Trailer was badass and with this platform this can really shine.
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2013-02-14, 02:48 | Link #126 |
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That's not how the Major ever was. If she wants to have a man's body she could have gotten one. Motoko is a woman, and she insists on keeping that part of her identity. Only in the film was she androgynous because the director didn't want to focus on her real personality.
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2013-02-14, 02:56 | Link #127 |
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Will wait to see the 1st OVA to see if Orange (CGI) and Bamboo (Art) will do well.
Also, Taiwan-based persons can legally obtain Arise since Top-Insight has the license for it. Since the two countries are geographically close, I think it may have some role.
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2013-02-14, 03:11 | Link #128 | |
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2013-02-14, 22:54 | Link #132 | |
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@Orion, I don't think Production I.G. and the staff that's working on this are people that would put that kinda fanservice in their anime. That's kinda farfetched. |
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2013-02-15, 00:29 | Link #134 | |
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Also, I don't like the grey eyes. Something about them always struck me as... I don't know. Maybe empty is the word I'm looking for. Anyways, maybe she gets an upgrade between this prequel and SAC to become the Major that most of us know and love. |
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2013-02-15, 04:38 | Link #136 | |
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Also, just so we don't forget, she's a full-body cyborg, she doesn't have real muscles and wouldn't need them anyway. Just like how Batou doesn't really need all that training he does, and only has that burly body because that's what he feels comfortable in. That said, I'm not excited about the character designs either. They look too close to the movies' designs (I'm lazy to check - are they done by the same person?), and while I didn't mind them, I'd rather Arise not have the same Dark and Serious tone, but more like something closer to SAC or the manga. (I did like the first movie, mind you, I thought it was great.) And the Major looks just wrong, her hair is like a wig and the shade of color is just... wrong. SAC did some hinting at it... (but she wasn't really "famous" for them in the manga) |
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2013-02-15, 12:25 | Link #138 |
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SAC hinted at it. But at least I want her two friends to show up in Arise. Those two lesbians are the closest thing to normal friends that Motoko had. It keeps her grounded in being a person rather than some superhero.
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2013-02-15, 15:04 | Link #139 |
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Lol Well Mokoto should've been in her late 20s in Arise since she was already 30-31 in SAC.
So yeah she looks way more youthful than she really is. Then again with a cyborg body you can look whatever you like, really. |
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