GHOST IN THE SHELL: ARISE - Full Trailer Released
Here's a full trailer for the prequel to the Japanese anime series Ghost in the Shell, which is called Arise. The four part series reveals the origin of Motoko Kusanagi a.k.a. The Major, and will show us how the Section 9 team came together. Each part in the series will be 50 minutes long. It's also going to get a short limited theatrical release in June. It's scheduled to be released in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD on July 26th. If you're a fan of this franchise like me, then this is going to be something you want to see. It looks great!
In 2027, one year after the end of the Fourth Non-Nuclear War, the guttural town of New Port City is plagued with one mass tragedy after another. Enter Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki to lead an investigation along with Batou better known to the criminal scourge as "the man with the eye that does not sleep." Running parallel to this investigation is the military's clandestine 501st Secret Unit, which happens to count Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker amongst its many members. Also investigating these events is the Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa. When all three investigations cross paths, secrets will be revealed and terrible truths unearthed.
The new series was directed by Kise Kazuchika who has worked on other projects such as Blood: The Last Vampire, Dennou Coil, and the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchises, as well as previous Ghost In The Shell projects that have been made. Mardock Scramble creator Ubukata Tow wrote the screenplay.
Check out the new trailer! It's all in Japanese, and there are no subtitles, but it still looks cool!