While the fate of the larger Ghost in the Shell TV franchise isn’t clear year as it’s been some time since the property has been released in North America after Bandai Entertainment shuttered its doors, there is some good news for fans out there. A new official Hong Kong release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society 3D was quietly released on August 30th that contains the original Japanese language track as well as a Cantonese dub tu also a few subtitle options, including English. This feature, originally released in 2006, got the 3D upgrade recently in Japan and now is more accessible with subtitles to fans overseas at a far lower price overall. Check out the details below for what distributor Panorama has produced:
Release Date: 2013-08-30
Language: Cantonese, Japanese
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Sound Information: 7.1, Dolby TrueHD
Disc Format(s): Blu-ray, 50 GB – Double Layer
Screen Resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080 progressive scan)
Publisher: Panorama (HK)
The release is available directly from YesAsia.com as well as Amazon.
Plot concept: Based on the same Shiro Masamune manga that inspired Oshii Mamoru’s Ghost in the Shell, the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series is set in a complex cyber-infused world of the future. Following a storyline more closely adapted from the original manga, the series revolves around the members of Section 9, an elite crime-fighting unit specializing in technology-related crimes ranging from terrorism to cyber crimes to political conspiracies. The 26-episode series was aired in 2003, followed by a 26-episode second season, Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, in 2006.
Released in 2006 after the second season’s conclusion, the film Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society, helmed by the anime series’ director Kamiyama Kenji, picks up the story two years after the events in the 2nd Gig. Revolving around the pursuit of a dangerous terrorist called the Puppeteer, the film marks the Section 9 return of Major Kusanagi Motoko.
[Source: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society 3D [EngSub]]
