Ghost in the Shell (1995) (25th Anniversary Edition) - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 06-22-2014, 12:22 AM

Anchor Bay will be releasing a new edition of Ghost in the Shell for the manga's 25th anniversary. This will be the original unaltered version, rather than 2.0 .

Ghost in the Shell 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Pre-Order

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SYNOPSIS

Set in the year 2029 and following World Wars III and IV, a Japanese-led Asian block dominates world affairs. The alliance maintains its international supremacy through its elite security force whose cybernetically enhanced operatives tackle an array of hi-tech terrorists and other threats to international security. These augmented agents can "ghost hack" (i.e., download their consciousness) via the now omnipresent internet into other machines and human/machine cross breeds. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cybernetically augmented female agent, has been tracking a virtual entity known as the Puppet Master with her crack squad of security agents. The shape-shifting Puppet Master, a rogue creation of a rival agency of the security apparatus, has concluded that it is a life form in its own right, "born in sea of information," and requested political asylum and true physical existence in defiance of its creators.

Official 25th Anniversary Site (Japanese)

thebard · 06-22-2014, 12:30 AM

Thanks Mifune. Looks like this will roughly coincide with the UK release the following week. Wonder if it will be a steelbook as well.

KilloWertz · 06-22-2014, 12:43 AM

Nice. I never did pick up 2.0, so this will work out perfectly for me to finally see Ghost in the Shell.

Murderpony · 06-22-2014, 12:46 AM

Praying its the original version and not the 2.0. One of my favorite movies of all time but I did not like the revisions made to the 2.0 version. But fantastic news anyway

McCrutchy · 06-22-2014, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Murderpony

Praying its the original version and not the 2.0. One of my favorite movies of all time but I did not like the revisions made to the 2.0 version. But fantastic news anyway

Of course it is, there was no way it was going to be a UK exclusive.

What's more surprising is that the US release is pre-empting the Japanese one (for now).

Murderpony · 06-22-2014, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Of course it is, there was no way it was going to be a UK exclusive.

What's more surprising is that the US release is pre-empting the Japanese one (for now).

Im sorry I don't know what you were trying to get at. So are you saying of course it is because the UK is getting the original version? I did not read anything about a UK version, only a steelbook.

MifuneFan · 06-22-2014, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Murderpony

Im sorry I don't know what you were trying to get at. So are you saying of course it is because the UK is getting the original version? I did not read anything about a UK version, only a steelbook.

The Steelbook is the original version. This release will be too.

Murderpony · 06-22-2014, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The Steelbook is the original version. This release will be too.

Ahh okay thanks dude. Got kinda confused because I didn't mention the steelbook version so I got lost lol. Thanks!

Zen_Amako · 06-22-2014, 01:06 AM

As I attended the U.S. premiere of Ghost in the Shell, this announcement gave me pause. 25 years?! Next year is actually the 20th anniversary of the movie - not that I still don't feel old.

Majin Blu · 06-22-2014, 01:11 AM

This is great!
My response to September and it's bombardment of releases:
Hamilton-Porter-Blog.jpg

gpn · 06-22-2014, 01:14 AM

Looks like I can cancel the UK steelbook now. I'll probably get rid of the 2.0 disc too as I didn't really care for the changes.

Spire · 06-22-2014, 01:21 AM

I'd welcome a Steelbok release over here as well.

Thomas Guycott · 06-22-2014, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

As I attended the U.S. premiere of Ghost in the Shell, this announcement gave me pause. 25 years?! Next year is actually the 20th anniversary of the movie - not that I still don't feel old.

The manga started its run in May 1989, so yeah, 25 years.

DenOfEarth · 06-22-2014, 02:25 AM

Sounds good in it's original version with quality restoration in HD

jlk5844 · 06-22-2014, 02:26 AM

This makes me so happy. Don't have to import now. Excited to check this movie out.

MisterPilgrim · 06-22-2014, 02:44 AM

Nice. I have the 2.0 Version, so a remastered version of the original movie would be awesome.

I'd also like a new edition of the sequel Innocence, that had a subtitle track that didn't translate the songs (LOL I'm picky), but a remastered edition of GITS is far more important.

Talal86 · 06-22-2014, 02:47 AM

wasn't the original version also included in 2.0??

MisterPilgrim · 06-22-2014, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Talal86

wasn't the original version also included in 2.0??

Yeah, but the transfer was awful. Like, even worse than upscaled DVD awful.

Thomas Guycott · 06-22-2014, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterPilgrim

Yeah, but the transfer was awful. Like, even worse than upscaled DVD awful.

It looked like a bad VHS or laserdisc dub. Parts of the opening sequence were so dark you could barely see anything.

rickah88 · 06-22-2014, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The Steelbook is the original version. This release will be too.

Where did you read this? Not that I'm doubting you, but I was asking this in the Upcoming Anime thread, as I have both this and the UK steelbook preordered. I figured the UK steelbook would be a recycled disc, as I've not seen any mention of it being the 25th Anniversary Edition?

06-22-2014, 12:30 AM	#2
thebard Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Trading Score:2	Thanks Mifune. Looks like this will roughly coincide with the UK release the following week. Wonder if it will be a steelbook as well.

06-22-2014, 12:43 AM	#3
KilloWertz Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Columbiana, OH 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1042 DVD collection:65 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:82	Nice. I never did pick up 2.0, so this will work out perfectly for me to finally see Ghost in the Shell.

06-22-2014, 12:46 AM	#4
Murderpony Banned Member since:Jun 2014 Location:S.C Blu-ray collection:105 Trading Score:1	Praying its the original version and not the 2.0. One of my favorite movies of all time but I did not like the revisions made to the 2.0 version. But fantastic news anyway

06-22-2014, 01:06 AM	#9
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:658 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:13	As I attended the U.S. premiere of Ghost in the Shell, this announcement gave me pause. 25 years?! Next year is actually the 20th anniversary of the movie - not that I still don't feel old.

06-22-2014, 01:11 AM	#10
Majin Blu Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:328 Blu-ray collection:1809 DVD collection:186 Trading Score:325	This is great! My response to September and it's bombardment of releases: Hamilton-Porter-Blog.jpg

06-22-2014, 01:14 AM	#11
gpn Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:305	Looks like I can cancel the UK steelbook now. I'll probably get rid of the 2.0 disc too as I didn't really care for the changes.

06-22-2014, 01:21 AM	#12
Spire Expert Member Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:630 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:1	I'd welcome a Steelbok release over here as well.

06-22-2014, 02:25 AM	#14
DenOfEarth Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Boulder City, Nevada 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:1556 DVD collection:229 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Sounds good in it's original version with quality restoration in HD

06-22-2014, 02:26 AM	#15
jlk5844 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Arizona, USA 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:2401 DVD collection:463 Digital collection:3 Trading Score:95	This makes me so happy. Don't have to import now. Excited to check this movie out.

06-22-2014, 02:44 AM	#16
MisterPilgrim Special Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Encino, CA 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:723	Nice. I have the 2.0 Version, so a remastered version of the original movie would be awesome. I'd also like a new edition of the sequel Innocence, that had a subtitle track that didn't translate the songs (LOL I'm picky), but a remastered edition of GITS is far more important.

06-22-2014, 02:47 AM	#17
Talal86 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:374 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:74	wasn't the original version also included in 2.0??

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