A detailed breakdown of the legendary Ghost in the Shell media franchise. Use the table of contents below to navigate the video if you need to take breaks.

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Table of contents:
0:00 - Introduction
1:08 - Ghost in the Shell (Manga)
7:26 - Ghost in the Shell (Movie)
9:53 - Ghost in the Shell (PSX Game)
10:45 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Subfranchise)
23:06 - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
24:23 - Ghost in the Shell 2.0
25:24 - Ghost in the Shell: Arise (Subfranchise)

Text version of this video: http://myswordisunbelievablydull.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/ghost-in-the-shell-franchise-overview/

The first season of Stand Alone Complex is available dubbed on youtube. Personally I prefer the subbed version, but the dub is pretty solid. Other parts of the franchise may need to be hunted down on video or through online download/streaming.

Hardcore Gaming 101 article about the video games: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gits/gits1.htm

ghostlightning's posts about the Tachikomas:
http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/artificial-intelligence-remembers-love-gains-sense-of-self-and-perhaps-a-ghost-in-the-shell/
http://ghostlightning.tumblr.com/post/724984630/tachikoma-begins-to-understand-the-concept-of-the
http://ghostlightning.tumblr.com/post/725009540/batous-tachikoma-gloats-at-having-exclusivity
http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/robot-sapience-individuality-in-the-time-of-stand-alone-complex-ghost-in-the-shell-sac-2nd-gig/

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