Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) - Blu-ray Forum

Chris Beveridge · 12-10-2006, 12:25 AM

http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/d...views/5787.php

Released By: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Japan
MSRP: 7,800
Running time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Resolution: 1080p
Encoded With: MPEG-2
Release Date: 12/06/2006
Review Date: 12/09/2006
Date Announced: 08/29/2006
Region: A - N. America, S. America, East Asia
Reviewed By: Chris Beveridge

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In Summary:
A visual and technical masterpiece that will certainly show off just how far anime has come since its predecessor, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence unfortunately is a very formulaic story that's so highly infused with religious and philosophical discourses that they seemingly forgot to put in dialogue for much of the plot. While the US DVD release was probably one of the best looking anime releases out for that format, the film reaches a whole new level here. Its animation style and approach is quite different from that of Brave Story that we saw recently but this one again shows that anime can look amazing here. Buena Vista Japan did a solid job with the presentation of this film and has provided materials from a multi-disc DVD edition on a single dual-layered disc that is quite simply the reference version of this film.

hyperdine · 12-10-2006, 01:12 AM

Awesome! I just wish it wasn't $70 bucks. Not sure I can wait for a domestic release though. Who knows when that'll happen

Ascended_Saiyan · 01-01-2007, 07:17 PM

Just got my copy in today! It is amazing! Innocence is worth every bit of $78 (S&H included). I would pay $100 for this if I had to!

blokhed · 11-17-2016, 10:35 PM

Finally coming back in print in the US! Hurray!

Arawn · 11-18-2016, 01:10 AM

I wish I had seen this in the theater.

cheez avenger · 11-18-2016, 01:12 AM

Cool, hopefully the corrected version has non-SDH English subtitles. I used to have the DVD way back when.

Kriztoffer Swank · 11-18-2016, 01:44 AM

Would be cool if it had a pitch-corrected version of the Manga UK dub, though probably not.

Victreebong · 12-09-2016, 08:06 PM

Watched it recently on DVD, it had been nearly 9 years since I had seen it last. Eh. Laughing Man series is actually better than this one, and nothing, NOTHING tops the original GitS. It is definitive. Anime would not exist in the West without Major Kusanagi. But for the collector, I can see why you'd want Innocence as well.

llj · 12-09-2016, 08:24 PM

Innocence is a highly acquired taste. We're talking Tarkovsky levels of artyness here.

For the record, I personally liked Innocence better than the 1st GITS on initial viewings of both.

MikeCL · 01-08-2017, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by blokhed

Finally coming back in print in the US! Hurray!

I happen to just be looking here and I saw a new release date.. I was like what?? How did I miss that?? LOL I've been waiting for this for so long I think the other one that went OOP was something like $100+ or so?

reaperx187 · 02-03-2017, 05:33 PM

Coming back next Tuesday on BD release i have some of the other animated films on blu-ray so i might have to add this one too and its only $19.99 on first day too.

shinobipopcorn · 02-03-2017, 09:59 PM

Is this blu going to have both English audio tracks, or just one of them? I think the one I preferred was the one with Batou's deeper voice, but it's been so long since I last watched it. Either way it's a nice film (I picked up the steelbook dvd last go around), but I have to reign in my spending until my tax return comes.

StingingVelvet · 02-03-2017, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Is this blu going to have both English audio tracks, or just one of them? I think the one I preferred was the one with Batou's deeper voice, but it's been so long since I last watched it. Either way it's a nice film (I picked up the steelbook dvd last go around), but I have to reign in my spending until my tax return comes.

I don't know the answer but I would bet large sums of money it's the same exact disc as last time, so you can just read the review it's likely the same.

GasmaskAvenger · 02-03-2017, 10:10 PM

Despite being stylistically different from the first GITS anime movie, Innocence is a pretty solid follow-up in its own right.

Hoping I can find a copy in-store somewhere next week.

Mike1981 · 02-03-2017, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I don't know the answer but I would bet large sums of money it's the same exact disc as last time, so you can just read the review it's likely the same.

I don't believe it is; the original Bandai release featured lossy audio. The new Funimation release features a pair of lossless tracks.

shinobipopcorn · 02-03-2017, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I don't know the answer but I would bet large sums of money it's the same exact disc as last time, so you can just read the review it's likely the same.

The linked review is a 404 error.

Arawn · 02-03-2017, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Is this blu going to have both English audio tracks, or just one of them? I think the one I preferred was the one with Batou's deeper voice, but it's been so long since I last watched it. Either way it's a nice film (I picked up the steelbook dvd last go around), but I have to reign in my spending until my tax return comes.

There are two of them?

My DVD has no English audio tracks. None!

shinobipopcorn · 02-04-2017, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Arawn

There are two of them?

My DVD has no English audio tracks. None!

I think I got it from Right Stuf maybe five or six years ago... Batou's VA had something to do with producing the one, hence why he prefers it and Batou has a voice two steps away from Darth Vader. The other dub is the exact same cast for the main characters, just slightly different dialogue and Batou sounds like he did in the first movie.

StingingVelvet · 02-04-2017, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike1981

I don't believe it is; the original Bandai release featured lossy audio. The new Funimation release features a pair of lossless tracks.

Oh I am an idiot then, never mind. I thought sure I read it was the same company just printing more discs. D'oh!

Crispy0009 · 02-05-2017, 07:18 AM

Ordering mine now!
Can't wait to check this out.

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12-10-2006, 01:12 AM	#2
hyperdine Senior Member Member since:Sep 2006	Awesome! I just wish it wasn't $70 bucks. Not sure I can wait for a domestic release though. Who knows when that'll happen

01-01-2007, 07:17 PM	#3
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	Just got my copy in today! It is amazing! Innocence is worth every bit of $78 (S&H included). I would pay $100 for this if I had to!

11-17-2016, 10:35 PM	#4
blokhed Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:59 MA collection:15 Digital collection:19 iTunes collection:832 Prime collection:27 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Finally coming back in print in the US! Hurray!

11-18-2016, 01:10 AM	#5
Arawn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2015	I wish I had seen this in the theater.

11-18-2016, 01:12 AM	#6
cheez avenger Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:804 Blu-ray collection:1583 Trading Score:9	Cool, hopefully the corrected version has non-SDH English subtitles. I used to have the DVD way back when.

11-18-2016, 01:44 AM	#7
Kriztoffer Swank Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:1275 DVD collection:45 Trading Score:3	Would be cool if it had a pitch-corrected version of the Manga UK dub, though probably not.

12-09-2016, 08:06 PM	#8
Victreebong Member Member since:Apr 2013 Location:San Diego	Watched it recently on DVD, it had been nearly 9 years since I had seen it last. Eh. Laughing Man series is actually better than this one, and nothing, NOTHING tops the original GitS. It is definitive. Anime would not exist in the West without Major Kusanagi. But for the collector, I can see why you'd want Innocence as well.

12-09-2016, 08:24 PM	#9
llj Power Member Member since:Sep 2012	Innocence is a highly acquired taste. We're talking Tarkovsky levels of artyness here. For the record, I personally liked Innocence better than the 1st GITS on initial viewings of both.

02-03-2017, 05:33 PM	#11
reaperx187 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Newark, DE 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:1477 DVD collection:77	Coming back next Tuesday on BD release i have some of the other animated films on blu-ray so i might have to add this one too and its only $19.99 on first day too.

02-03-2017, 09:59 PM	#12
shinobipopcorn Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Cow Country Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:438 DVD collection:304 MA collection:266 Digital collection:303 iTunes collection:238 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:6	Is this blu going to have both English audio tracks, or just one of them? I think the one I preferred was the one with Batou's deeper voice, but it's been so long since I last watched it. Either way it's a nice film (I picked up the steelbook dvd last go around), but I have to reign in my spending until my tax return comes.

02-03-2017, 10:10 PM	#14
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1105 Blu-ray collection:4971 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Despite being stylistically different from the first GITS anime movie, Innocence is a pretty solid follow-up in its own right. Hoping I can find a copy in-store somewhere next week.

02-05-2017, 07:18 AM	#20
Crispy0009 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2016 Location:Royal Palm Beach 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1009 DVD collection:1479 MA collection:1 Digital collection:303 iTunes collection:662	Ordering mine now! Can't wait to check this out.

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