Ghost in the Shell

[NekoKitteh]

Does anybody know the chronological order of Ghost in the Shell?
Include Films.

So far, I got.
Ghost In the Shell
Innocence.
GIG1
GIG2
Solid State Society.

Is this the right order?

[Silent Wish]

Releases in this series:
Ghost in the Shell (film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_%28film%29), Ghost in the Shell Film 2: Innocence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence)
Anime: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex), Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_S.A.C._2nd_GIG)
Manga Releases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_1.5:_Human-Error_Processor)

Plot summary:
In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine – a new cybernetic level of existence is being created - An existence that continues to redefine mankind.

Director and Series Composition by Kenji Kamiyama (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=91)

I loved all this series and all of its releases because they include so much more than a story about a military organistion of the future. The characters are the most defined of any anime I've watched. Although the genre isn;t my favorite, this series has some classic anime moments within it.

[HigurashiParanoia]

Damn im glad some1 actually posted this here! it makes me happy Ghost in the shell is Epic =D

[Silent Wish]

I just had to post it or no one else would ^^ Thanks for replying...

I liked the Second Gig series and the first movie best because my Fav characters Battou for the lines he comes out with ;)

[ACID]

ghost in a shell is a very good anime prob one of my fav. do you lot no abt the ghost in a shell 2.0 its a remake of the 1st film but in CGI

[Ryoma]

My Top favorite anime of all time. Never get enough of this show or the movies. This anime is endless and the stories only get better with each new series or movie come out!!!

[Silent Wish]

ghost in a shell is a very good anime prob one of my fav. do you lot no abt the ghost in a shell 2.0 its a remake of the 1st film but in CGI

This is an opinion I half agree with about GITS 2.0:
(http://www.anime-forums.com/%3Ca%20href=)GITS 2.0 Impressions (http://destroytokyo.com/index.php/2008/07/14/ghost-in-the-shell-2-0-impressions?blog=2)

On the whole it sounded like a good idea but (and it's a big but) It wasn't needed so much to make the series better. All that money was spent on something that was already really good, although it did looked awesome in parts.

Side Note- It reminds me of the reasons why Square Enix didn't remake FFVII; it may spoil the classic it already was.

[Desuka Kira]

GITS rocked. I've yet to see 2.

And Silent, they are remaking FF7 for the PS3, due to come out this year.

[Silent Wish]

Kira- I hope you wouldn't mention that one, it makes me cry when I hear it lol

The second movie Innocence was batter than the remake of the first and it's at least worth a watch ^^

[Ryoma]

Innocence was a great movie. I really want to see it when it was in the theaters but sadly the theater was way to much out my way. >_<

I did get the DVD as soon as it was released. ^_^

OF I also got the DUb Version witch was never released in the US I think.

[Silent Wish]

I liked the DVD release of Innocence because it came with a nice cover to it's box; the artwork was as good as it usually is. This may seem silly to say but I got attracted to the box first and bought the DVD without even realising it was GITS Innocence at first ;)

It is very different to the first movie and the theme is alot deeper as well; at ifrst watch it was hard to understand but once I got into it, there were bits that were subtle genious.
E.g the whole earch for her and when they find her how she reacts stuck in that broken body

[Ryoma]

Ya I hear ya I still have versions of it the original release and the Dub version. I just could not part with the original cause I love the cover art. >_<

Ya that is very true. Its a little more thought out then the 1st movie not to say the 1st wasn't. It really delve into what the characters were going through.