Chatty AF 4: Japanese Versions of Ghost in the Shell

Amelia and Peter welcome special guests Brian Ruh and Valerie Complex to talk about the representation of Major Motoko Kusanagi in the anime and manga versions of Ghost in the Shell.

SPOILERS for the entire franchise of Ghost in the Shell

00:00 Intro: What has been your experience with Ghost in the Shell?
06:22 The manga, and manga artist Shirow's other work
10:48 Different versions of Ghost in the Shell and Motoko
23:29 Motoko's sexuality
30:24 Motoko's body and clothing
37:30 Differences in Ghost in the Shell: Arise
45:50 How could Hollywood have adapted Ghost in the Shell?
58:22 Outro

Valerie: https://twitter.com/ValerieComplex
Brian: https://twitter.com/brianruh
Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale

Valerie's Rotten Tomatoes page: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/valerie-complex/movies

Brian's book "Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii": http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137355676

Claire Napier's series "The Major's Body": http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2014/07/22/ghost-in-the-shell-the-majors-body-1/

Valerie's primer on the franchise: http://za.ign.com/ghost-in-the-shell-2017/105394/feature/ghost-in-the-shell-a-primer-for-the-anime-series

Brian's post "Who is the real Motoko Kusanagi?": http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-03-22/who-is-the-real-motoko-kusanagi/.113722

Valerie's review of the remake preview: https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2017/03/10/ghost-in-the-shell-worse/

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Recorded Saturday 18th March 2017

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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