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| 攻殻機動隊ARISE -GHOST IN THE SHELL- (Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu -Gōsuto In Za Sheru-) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction noir, cyberpunk, post-cyberpunk, Action, Mecha, Military |
| Anime film | |
| Border 1: Ghost Pain | |
| Directed by | Kazuchika Kise |
| Produced by | Production I.G |
| Written by | Tow Ubukata |
| Music by | Cornelius |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22) |
| Manga | |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~Sleepless Eye~ | |
| Written by | Junichi Fujisaku |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Young Magazine |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 13, 2013 (2013-03-13) – present |
Ghost in the Shell: Arise (攻殻機動隊ARISE -GHOST IN THE SHELL-, Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu -Gōsuto In Za Sheru-) is a film series that serves as a reimagining of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell. The films, a four-part series, feature new character designs and is directed by Kazuchika Kise, screenplay by Tow Ubukata, and music by Cornelius. Funimation has acquired the rights for all four films for a North American release.
Cast and characters
Arise features a brand new voice cast, compared with the casts of the original film and Stand Alone Complex television anime series. Maaya Sakamoto replaces Atsuko Tanaka as the voice of Major Motoko Kusanagi, Sakamoto having only previously voiced the Major as a child. Other changes to the cast include Kenichirou Matsuda as Batou, Tarusuke Shingaki as Togusa, Ikyuu Jyuku as Chief Daisuke Aramaki, Tomoyuki Dan as Ishikawa, Takuro Nakakuni as Saito, Yōji Ueda as Paz, and Kazuya Nakai as Borma. Miyuki Sawashiro will provide the voice of the films' think tanks the Logicoma (ロジコマ, Rojikoma), short for Logistics Conveyer Machine (ロジスティックス・コンベイヤー・マシン, Rojisutikkusu Konbeiyā Mashin). The Logicoma will also feature in anime shorts included on the Blu-ray releases titled Logicoma Beat (ロジコマ・ビート, Rojikoma Bīto).
New characters in the first of the films include Kurtz (クルツ, Kurutsu), voiced by Mayumi Asano, the head of the Army 501 Organization (陸軍５０１機関, Rikugun Go Zero Ichi Kikan), the firm who converted Motoko Kusanagi into a full cyborg and who Kusanagi would replace in the organization had she not joined Section 9; Raizo (ライゾー, Raizō), voiced by Takanori Hoshino, a combat cyborg for the 501 Organization that uses electricity as weapons; Ibachi (イバチ), voiced by Masahiro Mamiya, a combat cyborg for the 501 Organization skilled in bōjutsu and armed with hidden machine guns; Tsumugi (ツムギ), voiced by Kenji Nojima, a tactical cyborg for the 501 Organization that has a set of twins' cyberbrains in its head who always talk to each other; and Mamuro (マムロ), voiced by Atsushi Miyauchi, a mysterious benefactor for the 501 Organization who raised Kusanagi but has disappeared, having had something to do with arms dealing.
Media
Films
The first of the films (referred to as "Borders") in the series, subtitled Ghost Pain, is scheduled for limited cinematic release in Japan on June 22, 2013. The official website states that the film is set in the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV. A bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire Motoko Kusanagi to investigate, but on the case with her are "Sleepless Eye" Batou who believes Kusanagi is a criminal, Niihama Prefecture Detective Togusa who is investigating a series of prostitute murders he believes are related to the incident, and Lieutenant Colonel Kurtz of the 501 Organization who also wishes to keep an eye on Kusanagi. A recurring part of the films will be the mysterious Fire Starter (ファイア・スターター, Faia Sutātā) computer virus, as well as looking into the lives of Batou and Togusa before the formation of Public Security Section 9.
Manga
A manga original story titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~Sleepless Eye~ (攻殻機動隊ARISE～眠らない眼の男 Sleepless Eye～, Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu ~Nemuranai Me no Otoko Surīpuresu Ai~, literally "The Man With Eyes That Do Not Sleep") began serialization in Kodansha's Young Magazine's April 2013 issue, released March 13, 2013.
References
- "「攻殻機動隊」の新作アニメプロジェクト「攻殻機動隊ARISE」製作決定". Gigazine. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ "『攻殻機動隊ARISE』全4部作で6月劇場公開 コミカライズ版も3月スタート(日刊SPA!) - IT - livedoor ニュース". News.livedoor.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- "Funimation Acquires Ghost in the Shell: Arise Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "6月22日から映画「攻殻機動隊ARISE GHOST IN THE SHELL」全4部作公開". Gigazine. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- "Production I.G / 作品紹介 / 攻殻機動隊ARISE / ストーリー". Production-ig.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "Introduction | 攻殻機動隊Arise -Ghost In The Shell". Kokaku-a.com. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "Production I.G / 作品紹介 / 攻殻機動隊ARISE / ストーリー". Production-ig.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "「攻殻機動隊ＡＲＩＳＥ」コミカライズ 月刊ヤングマガジンで連載開始 公安9課以前を描く | アニメ！アニメ！". Animeanime.jp. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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