Kazuchika Kise and Masahiko Murata's Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain is sci-fi anime bliss.

50 minutes proves to be enough to tell a solid cyber-crime story. Read reviews on Ghost in the Shell: Arise on Crunchyroll. With Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki. Why is the animation quality of the Ghost in the Shell franchise evolving in reverse? Ghost in the Shell: Arise as a whole does not stand as tall as other Ghost in the Shells have but it stands with them at a comfortable level. Directed by Masahiko Murata, Kazuchika Kise. The cases that Motoko investigates are intriguing. In this prequel set one year after the fourth World War, cyborg and hacker extraordinaire Motoko Kusanagi from the military's 501st Secret Unit finds herself wrapped up in the investigation of a devastating bombing. Ultimately, a lot of your enjoyment of Ghost in the Shell Arise is going to depend on your comfort with the rest of the franchise. I liked it because I already like Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex so it is interesting to me. The original Ghost in the Shell film, released in 1994, was and remains a stunning, fluid piece of animation with both characters and backgrounds alike packed with detail, nuance and depth. Review by Michael Toole, Jun 20th 2014. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Review (Spoiler-Free) Reviews Netflix’s take on the pivotal Ghost in the Shell anime series has a lot of good ideas, but it struggles when it comes to their execution. The anime story is interesting, but it wasn’t amazing. In this highly anticipated prequel set in the year after the fourth World War, cyborg and hacker Motoko Kusanagi finds … Two decades later, Arise , in comparison, is flat, motionless and dull. It doesn't attempt anything new but it still has interesting cases for Section 9 to solve and I was on board for each one. However, if you’re looking for an amazing story, Ghost in the Shell: Arise does not quite match the excellent writing and storytelling that amazed me in Stand Alone Complex..