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Plongée dans le réseau Ghost in the Shell: Analyse littéraire
Presque trente-cinq ans après sa création par le crayon de Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell est considéré comme l'un des plus grands représentants japonais de la science-fiction, et notamment du genre cyberpunk. De l'opacité du manga de Shirow à la conscience sociale de Stand Alone Complex, en passant par les réflexions philosophiques du diptyque culte de Mamoru Oshii, cet ouvrage explore les coulisses et analyse les thèmes de la franchise dans son ensemble.
319 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2021
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August 20, 2022
An impressively thorough and brilliant essay/study/analysis- pick up you choice- of the GITS franchise.
It starts with in-depth presentation of Masamune Shirow and then Mamoru Oshii, both being in their own way at the start of the franchise. Shirow as the creator of the manga of course and Oshii as the director of the movie which admittedly pushed the GITS universe up front for international recognition.
Very interesting and detailed reviews of the themes developed, the conditions of production and animation styles and whatnots (including OST) used are then made of every spawn of the original manga: anime series, movies and OAVs and up to Rupert Sanders’ live adaptation. Only the last Netflix produced iteration- GITS SAC 2045- is not treated the author waiting for the second season to be released at the time of writing.
A deep analysis of the underlying themes follows suit. This part needs to be a bit more concentrated but Rémi Lopez takes great care to be as clear as possible and to never drown the reader in philosopical and/or technical gobbledygook. No small feat if you ask me.
Are developped: Evolution, consciousness, individuality, categorization and humanity through various prisms such as post-humanism, neurosciences, philosophy, etc. It’s written in a limpid style with clear images and analysis. Fascinating through and through.
I can’t recommend enough this book to any fan of the manga/anime and cyberpunk in general (I assume any decent cyberpunk fan has at least read the manga and/or seen some of the movie/series adaptations. If not you’re a fraud, pal). Pertinent and detailed but never scholarly it’s simply a must-have in your library.
It starts with in-depth presentation of Masamune Shirow and then Mamoru Oshii, both being in their own way at the start of the franchise. Shirow as the creator of the manga of course and Oshii as the director of the movie which admittedly pushed the GITS universe up front for international recognition.
Very interesting and detailed reviews of the themes developed, the conditions of production and animation styles and whatnots (including OST) used are then made of every spawn of the original manga: anime series, movies and OAVs and up to Rupert Sanders’ live adaptation. Only the last Netflix produced iteration- GITS SAC 2045- is not treated the author waiting for the second season to be released at the time of writing.
A deep analysis of the underlying themes follows suit. This part needs to be a bit more concentrated but Rémi Lopez takes great care to be as clear as possible and to never drown the reader in philosopical and/or technical gobbledygook. No small feat if you ask me.
Are developped: Evolution, consciousness, individuality, categorization and humanity through various prisms such as post-humanism, neurosciences, philosophy, etc. It’s written in a limpid style with clear images and analysis. Fascinating through and through.
I can’t recommend enough this book to any fan of the manga/anime and cyberpunk in general (I assume any decent cyberpunk fan has at least read the manga and/or seen some of the movie/series adaptations. If not you’re a fraud, pal). Pertinent and detailed but never scholarly it’s simply a must-have in your library.
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