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The new series of Masamune Shirow's groundbreaking cyberpunk
thriller Ghost In The Shell continues in Ghost
in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. This third in
the seven-volume series features four more episodes (9 to
12) detailing the exploits of Section 9...
Ambivalence
sees Batou and Togusa on the trail of a gang of cybernetically
enhanced terrorists who have launched a series of suicide
bomb attacks against businesses profiting from the refugee
situation in Fukuoka and Niihama. Meanwhile, Motoko, with
the aid of several Tachikoma units attempts a daring infiltration
of Gohda's computer system and makes some startling discoveries
about the Individual Eleven. Can Section 9 halt the chain
reaction of hatred and civil unrest before the refugee situation
gets out of control?
Trial:
While driving home from work, a woman being chased by an armed
cyborg crosses Togusa's path. Togusa runs to the woman's aid,
but she is killed during the cyborg's arrest. At the cyborg's
defence trial, Togusa is put under the spotlight by a high-powered
defence attorney who is trying to prove that the shooting
was merely an accident. Kusanagi smells something fishy in
the lawyer's exaggerated actions and finds Gohda behind the
scenes. As the courtroom drama unfolds, Togusa finds that
his reputation and career are on the line.
In
Affection Motoko is inexplicably drawn to a bizarre memorabilia
store in a surreal back alley while field-testing a group
of Section 9 candidates. Inside the store, she soon discovers
a mysterious artefact, which reminds her of traumatic events
from her distant childhood. Should she raise her colleague's
suspicions by daring to visit the store one last time?
Selecon:
While hot on the trail of the Individual Eleven terrorist
group, IR cameras pick up the image of Kuze, the cyborg who
attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Kayabuki at the temple.
While Bomar, Ishikawa and Togusa stay behind to continue their
hack into the recently discovered Individual Eleven files,
the rest of Section 9 attempts to apprehend Kuze before he
causes any more harm. The chase leads to a showdown atop the
Kyushu Tower captured on television for the whole nation to
see.
I
particularly liked Affection, although I can see it
won't be to the taste of a lot of fans. The story of the synthetic
boy and girl that Motoko discovers is a nice shift in pace
from the usual violence and mayhem that most of Section 9's
missions seem to end in. Not that I'm knocking violence and
mayhem, it's just it's refreshing to stop for a second and
explore the characters from a new angle.
Extras
include the usual DTS soundtrack options; interview with animation
directors Kenichi Takeshita and Toshiyuki Kono; interview
with director Kenji Kamiyama; and Manga trailers.
This
volume has a great mix of episodes and is certainly the best
in the series to date.
Ray
Thompson
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