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One of the things I misunderstood about this arc in the manga was that Motoko's assassination was more or less planned from the moment she left the courthouse. It just felt like crazy tonal whiplash to see her get sniped, so I was pretty sour on the ending of the manga.

But oh boy did Science Saru adapt this extremely well. I thought they would pull a SAC and end episode 9 on the assassination, leaving open a huge cliffhanger (one of the things that bothered me about SAC). But I'm glad they played the song from the first episode, that clued me in to the plan a lot better than the manga did, and consolidated all the important events into episode 10. I think that helped with the pacing as well as the tone.

What a season, hot damn.

So what? The world does not revolve around Israel. We can make up fictional country names with real world analogs all the time. There's an entire TVTropes entry for it.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FictionalEarth

I've built a game mod that now has a couple thousand users, it's true about the entitlement. I'm grateful to those users who expressed their support and glee, but so many -- admittedly well-meaning! -- people come in asking for basic assistance that don't read the FAQ. And then there's the handful of people who really believe you're there solely to serve them.

Can't even imagine single handedly supporting a site the size of SteamDB.

Solo devs burning themselves out on their hobby projects is basically how the entire Internet used to work, and we're currently living in the consequences of that.

Imma keep it real with you, I've been watching weekly and I don't think this show makes for a good binge. There's WAY too much information moving WAY too fast to watch episode after episode with no breaks. I think I've rewatched at least 5 of the 8 episodes out at time of writing, some I've even rewatched a second time.

There are some callbacks that are easier to spot if you watch them close together, but I would still say you're gonna get whiplash by how quickly the show moves.

Watching the bouncing logo put a big dumb smile on my face.

It's not X, it's Y

Also you've got some kind of agenda in these comments buddy, the dog whistles are screaming loud.

Unless you win the lottery and have a family or partner who doesn't view you as 'man'.

Please see a licensed therapist. You'll be giving them a run for their money with all they'd have to unpack but, if you don't have anyone in your life you can talk to openly, a therapist can be that person.

Ah yes, every GITS adaptation's favorite scene: the think tank. I love how they handled it here, showing how outclassed Major and Togusa are this time.

This episode in particular has some excellently timed humor given how serious the tone is. Motoko just finished explaining how horrific her wet work was, and they let that sit just long enough to create that tension and let you absorb some of her past, just before we get that "who meee???" look on her face. That joke arriving too early could have very easily faceplanted, but it was timed just right.

Same thing with Motoko and her BF revealing to each other that they ran background checks to be safe. They don't need to say anything to show how they both feel their trust has been violated, they just let that soundtrack play in the background for a bit. Then, boom, Batou drops a car seat on the ground. Perfect way to relieve that tension.

Actually the soundtrack this whole episode was beautiful.

They were going to meet a military commander from another country, Aramaki can be seen talking to him right after the bombing. The hair color may have been a disguise, in case he couldn't be trusted. He did say his military has all kinds of unsavory ties with drug cartels and mafia.

Yuru Camp, I can put on in the background and trust that I can fall asleep to it in less than one episode.

I love that Bocchi got some love itt but that's my rock out anime, different strokes for different folks. 😀

I saw a lot more skeptical Anilist commenters saying they're coming around on the story, which I'm happy to see.

let you know when new episodes are out

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ability to rank series (did you mean rate series?)

anilist.co has you covered, the mobile site is decent unless you really really need an app. If by ranking you mean like a 1st, 2nd, 3rd system that's independent of score, then I guess you could use the custom notes fields or custom lists?

Can't tell you how thrilled I am that I'm caught up on the lore behind a steamy cyborg threesome.

Thanks for letting me know, I'll check them out!

Yeah, it's scenes like the garbage man interrogation and the cafe, this is where 1995 and SAC get all their philosophical muscle. They just adapt those ideas into other scenes, not even necessarily the dialogue itself.

Now maybe I missed something but I hope you could explain this to me: the cyborg we see getting assembled with Motoko and the nurse, that is supposed to be the third woman in their menage e trois, right? Is she just undergoing a shell swap? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be the same person, they have the same hairstyle hair color, and eye color.

I'm noticing a big uptick in the amount of "flavortext" subtitles, there was at least one in each scene. I do wish these were translated but they still represent a lot of information that you'd never be able to read at normal speed. Maybe fansubbers can do them justice.

Anyway, I loved the stylish chase scene. The Major's grappling hook sequence had serious James Bond energy, especially in the soundtrack with the horns section. The blue and black sketch sequence was also incredible.

One day I'm gonna figure out what the crow symbolism is...

I do mean it as a compliment lol. You've got good taste.

This along with Re:Zero and OPM3, you have a good eye for bad anime lol. If you want another stinker for some ungodly reason, check out Eren the Southpaw.

Let's say I take your argument in good faith, that this would still suck even if it wasn't named GitS and that your rose-tinted glasses for the 1995 movie aren't affecting you here. Sure, I believe you.

You mentioned cinematography twice, so let me ask you this... what? Why? What part of the cinematography didn't click? Because I thought it was very creative!

We have high angle shots, low angle shots, bird's eye view, mirrors, characters in foreground/background with a rack focus. We have some different POV shots of the tachikomas, some shots of how cramped the characters are when piloting them, we have a couple different HUDs for different characters/factions, the final 2 bullets that Motoko fires is actually a gorgeous tracking shot, I think the slow motion works wonders for it.

There's a lot of variety to the shots and their composition, I think it gives the episode a lot of character. SAC has it's own character as a police procedural drama, but it's pretty plain by comparison. It's straightforward and non-distracting, which is totally valid, just a different style to suit a different show.

So, what part of the cinematography here did you not like? Or are you just throwing words around that you know have something to do with filmmaking?

I'd like to see someone at least explain why they hated it. My only complaint is the utterly breakneck pace of the first episode, but I didn't mind the aesthetic at all. The colors were strikingly beautiful, and the animation itself definitely reminded me of 80's anime. There's a charm to it's eccentricity.

I think it would be really interesting if Sony and Microsoft championed lower budget, lower fidelity indie titles instead of chasing unrealistic performance metrics. I think that's the way the gaming community is going to go anyway, given that fewer and fewer people are going to be able to afford a new gaming PC or even these new consoles. They want to play games, they just can't play the latest and and most power hungry games.

The Balatros and Animal Wells of the world have a golden opportunity to win over the hearts and minds of people left behind by the manufacturers.

I'm also curious about 2028 as a launch date. Console generations usually last about 7 years, with an extra 2 years of support for the previous generation. 2000 - 2006 - 2013 - 2020. 2028 adds a whole year to the cycle. Is that a recent response to the AI boom, or do you think it was always intended to be that way?

Can you imagine the Steam Machine being cost competitive with a PS6? Not that they'll be competitive on performance, but Jesus.

Good opportunity to remind people Gamer's Nexus printed their own Steam Machine front covers, if you're somehow considering buying an SM at that price point...

Oh no, not this idea again. Nvidia already pitched this concept a few years ago. Leaving aside the security blunder of giving a player an unbounded text box attached to an unpredictable machine, it was apparent immediately that it would become a reflecting pool for the absolute worst player behaviors. Every single female NPC would be instantly derailed by trolls asking to see her boobs. I don't think even Nvidia bothered with the concept after it's first showcase.

Those are the exact aspects where an artist's vision matters the most. A phrase like "the lighting in this game is incredible" is only true because someone spent an inordinate amount of effort on it. Same for writing, or landscaping, or even scripting, no matter how invisible it may seem. It's nuts to suggest that those are the parts we want to outsource to a lifeless, frictionless machine.

Don't be afraid to say that there is no good use case for AI, "a solution in search of a problem" is not meant to be responded to with "challenge accepted."