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/ AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 18th March 2017 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/