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SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 week ago
Anyone on the fence about GITS, I strongly recommend it. I know the movie came out well before the series, but I suggest watching season 1 of SAC, then the 1995 movie, season 2, then GITS movie 2.
faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 1 week ago
Why SAC gig1 before the movie? I’m curious what’s your pov? I mean I love it all, but I think movie set some big tones very well. And the dark gritty nature of the GitS setting the movie explains kuch better.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 week ago
I realize it’s unorthodox, and to be fair it was only a brief consideration after having watched SAC.
I honestly think the supporting characters are a bit flat in the movie. It adds some depth and personality to some of the scenes as well as explains the social political environment a bit better.
Neither are canon to each other, nor the manga (which I am about to investigate to confirm), but the manga was quite popular so fans already had an understanding of so much when they watched the movie.
Now, outside of the fact that the new anime appears to be continuing with the Tachikomas of Stand Alone Complex, the rest of the franchise appears to be watchable in about any order.