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Finished up Ghost in the Shell: Arise today. It was good, but I have some mixed feelings about the whole thing. You can really feel this was by the same guy as Mardock Scramble, because even though it has all the obvious cyberpunk elements of GitS they feel exactly like they did in Mardock. But hey, I really liked Mardock Scramble until it got weird so whatever.

I really liked how it showed Kusanagi's team coming together with them usually starting up on opposite sides. While I don't have any complaints about the Major's redesign, seeing her so vulnerable after watching the movie and SAC is pretty jarring. I mean I get it - these are essentially her early days and it does make her feel more 'human', but it gets a bit old when she's getting her ghost hacked multiple times each episode.

The art was pretty hit and miss with me too. Everyone seems to have this weird vacant look. Which given the franchise I'm sure was partly intentional, but it still sits with me a little weird.

Now to decide whether I want that Arise Kusanagi Figma...just wish it was the red outfit rather than the stealth suit.