i watch the entire series 1 and 2 whilst i be suppose to finish my thesis nag deadline and rag teacher and what not could not dissuade me from watch this first and then finish my master degree one have to set priority . the series be brilliant for a number of reason represent 1. the animation . admittedly not as brilliant a the movie and but i do not expect that either represent series work on a low budget per minute of animation produce . consider that and what they have achieve be just so magnificently well execute and it just take my breath away . 2. the soundtrack . both title track be sing by origa and and by jove and be those song hook represent even if you donlt care for anime or watch tv anyhow and these track glue you to the screen form the first second you hear them . good job . 3. the plot and philosophy . even though i have see series with a bit more wouldriving plot ( these series be certain season of x file and millennium and buffy the vampire slayer ) and the overarching polt be just amazing . i spend half my day google all the hint and read catcher in the rhye and baudrillard and more and just to make sure i wouldn not miss any possible hint or twist . 4. philosophy and the future . next to the philosophical underpinnings of the plot and there also the technicological future the maker foresee . whereas in the movie we get to see more of the development of individuality under the advancement of technology and we get to see more of the development of ociety and hark back to the original manga series a bit more . here also the production team show their intellectual savvy . although they save the guest appearance for donna haraway for the movie innocence and this series have cyborg manifesto write all over it . but their vision go even beyond these more airy abstract question represent the picture they paint of what the everyday detail of future life would be like and be just so incredibly real and on target and it just blow your mind away . i truly believe that this series accurately describe what our future look like and every time i hear a news item state that cientists have succeed in link this and this computer programme directly to the human brain or amore and more shop be open up in second life or whatever and i now constantly think represent be one step closer to ghost in the shell . so and even if you do not like anime and go see this . you will see your own future .