Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Vol. 01 ep.1-4: Amazon.ca: Dino Andrade, Kevin Brief, Loy Edge, Barbara Goodson, Michael Gregory, Kate Higgins, Paddy Lee, Michael McConnohie, Liam O'Brien, Peggy O'Neal, Douglas Rye, Barry Stigler, Dai Sato, Mary Claypool, Shotaro Suga, Yoshiki Sakurai, Yutaka Omatsu: DVD

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Actors: Dino Andrade, Kevin Brief, Loy Edge, Barbara Goodson, Michael Gregory
Writers: Dai Sato, Mary Claypool, Shotaro Suga, Yoshiki Sakurai, Yutaka Omatsu
Format: Dolby, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Anamorphic
Language: English, Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Manga Video (Bandai Entertainment)
Release Date: July 18 2005
Run Time: 110 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00024I18M
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #63,964 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #20 in DVD > Animation > Adult Swim > Adult Swim Anime > Ghost in the Shell
- #61 in DVD > Animation > Anime & Manga > By Studio > Manga

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great continuation of GiTS Sep 9 2005

By C.G Browne

Format:DVD

From the mind of famed Japanese artist Masamune Shirow and his hit feature film Ghost in The Shell comes an excellent sci-fi series continuing the lives of those in Section 9. Major Motoko Kusanagi and her crew of special agents come back for 26 episodes, the first volume containing the first four episodes of the series. The series has great animation, including some excellent CGing that blends in well with the futuristic themes. The dvd has animated menus and extras such as an interview with the Japanese voice actress of Kusanagi and an interview with the director. The dvd also includes English and Japanese language settings with English subtitles. A great series for any sci-fi, anime, or GiTS fan!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deep concept story July 15 2004

By S.F.

Format:DVD

Because all staffs spent more than years, SAC has constructed with deep concept through the story. In SAC, there are couple of individual stories and continuous stories ("The Laughing Man")... you can recognize either one when you see the title. (Individual story described as "a stand alone episode", continuous stories described as "complex epsode"... "i" has been intentionally removed. It gives us a small hint to understand the whole concept of SAC.) I really love SAC because I can watch it over and over, and still can find something new.

Compair to the movie GITS, all voice actores and actresses are doing better job (especially, I admired Tachikoma's voice actress... she really did a good job to maintain Japanese version's attitude.)

I've already watched 26+4 (2nd gig) episodes, and have some DVDs (in Japanese). $40 is a kind of bargain for me! (In Japan, they sell 2 episodes for almost $60!!) I believe, from next volume, they sell a bit lower because this volume has included sound truck. I don't mind to pay this price ($40) for this edition, which comes with three discs. If you don't care about sound environment and original sound truck, I recommend to buy the regular version. However, I it's worth to listen the sound truck! (It's really cool music!)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cool...but!....check this out! July 14 2004

By A Customer

Format:DVD

Ill get to why i rated three stars, but first, some background

I was blown away by COwboy Bebop and it still remains my favorite being that it was the very first 26 episode series ive ever seen. GITSAC came along and it blew away every other anime ive ever seen. the animation is a work of genius, soundtrack is intoxicating, camera work is breathtaking, characters are thorough, and the storyline>>>WHOA!. there was so much and it was so detailed i absorbed every word of it and watched it over to make sure i got it all. This is the anime to beat. i havent met its equal.

as for waiting for it to get to the US, i really want the dvd collection, but i cannot waste 30 to 50 bux on only a few episodes. my problem with this is that they sell them in small volumes(3stars), then come out with the full 26 eps. version(5stars)for a lower price. then we're either all pissed off or shell out another 30 for it. ive seen it in bebop, trigun, beserk, noir. All have sold volumes, then move to a full 26 episode Perfect Collection, which is BY FAR the way to go(Noir has yet to come out with the perfect Collection) As long as it takes, im gonna wait until GITSAC comes out with one. It'll save me money, and although its probably the best anime ever, i am patient enough to wait for a full 26 for a lower price.

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