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Anime Limited Will Release Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 S1 Blu-ray on July 29 (Updated)
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 1, to be released on July 29.
The set will include four art cards, an A3 poster, and a 100-page art book including character, background and mech design work. The first 12 episodes of the series will be carried on two Blu-rays, while a third Blu-ray disc will include behind the Scenes content, interviews, and a CG Breakdown feature.
Anime Limited's founder Andrew Partiridge dub track, due to the prohibitive expense of accessing a dub in the case of digital-only platforms.
The story is described as follows:
"In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default which destroyed the value of all forms of paper and electronic currency, the "Big 4" nations of the world are engaged in a state of never-ending "Sustainable War" to keep the economy going. In this world, Mokoto, Batou and other of Public Security Section 9 have contracted themselves out as mercenaries under the group "GHOST", using their cybernetic enhancements and battle experience to earn a living while defusing hot spots across the globe. However, the emergence of "Post Humans" and a conspiracy uncovered by former Chief Aramaki force Section 9 to reunite."
The first 12 episodes of the CG anime series Appleseed).
The series was a sequel to the 2000s TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and returning cast included:
- Atsuko Tanaka as Major Motoko Kusanagi
- Akio Ohtsuka as Batou
- Kōichi Yamadera as Togusa
- Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa
- Tōru Ohkawa as Saito
- Takashi Onozuka as Paz
- Tarō Yamaguchi as Borma
- Sakiko Tamagawa as the Tachikoma
- Osamu Saka as Daisuke Aramaki
New cast included:
Kaiji Soze as John Smith.
Busou Shinki: Moon Angel) composed the music. Toda was best known for composing the music of the Metal Gear Solid series alongside Harry Gregson-Williams, and Toda and Jinnouchi collaborated on the Ultraman anime last year. The pair also composed the soundtracks for the Halo 4 and Halo 5 games.
Scriptwriters included: Kenji Kamiyama, Daisuke Daitō.
Motion-capture actors includeed Yarisa Yamashiro (Purin Ezaki).
The new creative team Daiki Tsuneta, performed the opening theme song "Fly with me."
Update - Confirmation added that this release is subtitled-only.
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