Anyway, here's the link to that older post about a Ghost in the Shell volume I bought back then.
Back then I didn't have any idea what Bandai and Manga Entertainment had in mind with those crazy tin cases with the circular window on the front. I did however like the goodies they came with - sometimes being music CDs, sometimes being little collectible knick-knacks. I did however appreciate the full-colour artwork printed on the back of the tins...
Well, the final volume is out and like the first season, it came in an oversized tin. I won't rehash what AnimeOnDVD.com had to say, but I'll say this much - I'm very impressed with their packing solution. This is arguably the coolest keep-case for a DVD set I've ever seen - it's particularly impressive after the rant I had given CPM for not even bothering to release Patlabor consistently after only 1 volume. Here're some pics:
As you can see, Manga Entertainment did not dismiss the individual cases - the final tin includes the 7th tin and had padded slots to fit all of the previous 6 volumes - very stylish. And it was a nice touch that the followed up with the circular window thing on the side. How cool is that.
As for the show itself - I dunno what the reviewer on AnimeOnDVD was on at the time, but I can say it was an amazing ending that featured a great send-up of the opening scenes from the classic 1994 film adaptation of Shirow Masamune's masterpiece. I'm glad I stuck around these past couple of years it took for the DVDs to all come out.
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