Poll: Ghost in the Shell Major vs Stand Alone Complex Major (cosmetics only)

Recommended Videos

SacremPyrobolum

New member
Dec 11, 2010
1,213
0
0
I recently was having an argument with my friend about which Major Kusanagi was best. He thought the one from the anime show was best but I went with the Major from the movies. Note we were having a debate purly on how she looked not how she acted. My friend thought the sexualized Major from the series was best for obvious reasons but I had to disagree. The Majors sexualization was precisely the thing that kept her from winning over movie Major. The way movie Major looked to me was a lot more real ( no purple hair or puffy lips) and that made her a he'll of a lot more sexy for me. So weigh in escapist, who was your favorite Major model?
 

pppppppppppppppppp

New member
Jun 23, 2011
1,519
0
0
Why did you make two consecutive Ghost in the Shell threads? That's a tad unnecessary.

OT: A only saw the movie, so I can't really vote.
 

SacremPyrobolum

New member
Dec 11, 2010
1,213
0
0
Glass Joe the Champ said:
Why did you make two consecutive Ghost in the Shell threads? That's a tad unnecessary.

OT: A only saw the movie, so I can't really vote.
Because I had two Ghost in the Shell related questions.
 

SacremPyrobolum

New member
Dec 11, 2010
1,213
0
0
Glass Joe the Champ said:
We're not exactly rabid Ghost in the Shell fans, I suggest taking specific questions like this to an anime forum.
I do not want to make yet another account I will only use once and the escapist has a large and varied subscriber base. Never know what peoples interests are. Any way, I I have a very large volume of anime related posts on this sight one of which is on this page.
 

Tanis

The Last Albino
Aug 30, 2010
5,264
0
0
IDK...

'Over sexuality' - I mean Movie Major was naked a LOT more than than TV Major.

Personal I dug TV Major a lot more, beyond cosmetics.

Then again, they both looked like Future Hookers.
 

SacremPyrobolum

New member
Dec 11, 2010
1,213
0
0
tanis1lionheart said:
IDK...

'Over sexuality' - I mean Movie Major was naked a LOT more than than TV Major.

Personal I dug TV Major a lot more, beyond cosmetics.

Then again, they both looked like Future Hookers.
Oh yeah. Forgot about the "stealth suit". Well at least that was out of technological limits rather than the personal pereference of the character.
 

Tanis

The Last Albino
Aug 30, 2010
5,264
0
0
SacremPyrobolum said:
Oh yeah. Forgot about the "stealth suit". Well at least that was out of technological limits rather than the personal pereference of the character.
Not just that, but Movie Major didn't seem to 'give a shit' as a whole so that's part of it.
More machine than human, until the end of the film.

One of the great things about TV Major is she really goes from being a 'cold heart *****' to someone with real depth and emotion.
I'm sure the length of the anime helped with that, but still...
 

SacremPyrobolum

New member
Dec 11, 2010
1,213
0
0
tanis1lionheart said:
SacremPyrobolum said:
Oh yeah. Forgot about the "stealth suit". Well at least that was out of technological limits rather than the personal pereference of the character.
Not just that, but Movie Major didn't seem to 'give a shit' as a whole so that's part of it.
More machine than human, until the end of the film.

One of the great things about TV Major is she really goes from being a 'cold heart *****' to someone with real depth and emotion.
I'm sure the length of the anime helped with that, but still...
But remember we are not judging the character in this thread only how she looked. I agree that anime Major was more fleshed out but only because the movie was quite short.
 

Princess Rose

New member
Jul 10, 2011
399
0
0
SacremPyrobolum said:
I recently was having an argument with my friend about which Major Kusanagi was best. He thought the one from the anime show was best but I went with the Major from the movies. Note we were having a debate purly on how she looked not how she acted. My friend thought the sexualized Major from the series was best for obvious reasons but I had to disagree. The Majors sexualization was precisely the thing that kept her from winning over movie Major. The way movie Major looked to me was a lot more real ( no purple hair or puffy lips) and that made her a he'll of a lot more sexy for me. So weigh in escapist, who was your favorite Major model?
If you read the manga, you'll learn that the sexualized Major from SAC is actually the original Major - and the only Major, since the movie takes a slice of the manga and turned it into the movie.

IF you'd read the manga, you'd know that the Major and her friends run a lesbian porn site in their spare time. No, I'm not kidding - this is cannon. The Major poses for lesbian porn when she isn't out shooting criminals. Or, you know, arresting them without shooting them.

So basically, if the movie had been about ten minutes longer, it would have probably contained the Major getting her freak on with someone.

Oh, I should probably add, I'm talking about the uncensored Japanese manga, not the censored American version. In that, they cut the porn site scene and the Batou claims that he was getting "seasick" from getting a brainful of the Major's current activity, rather than the nosebleed he actually got from accidentally tuning in on the Major having sex.

You're welcome. ^^

Also: Holy Crap! Old fashioned Captcha! I'm so happy! ^^ Thank you Escapist!

Edit: To be clear, the reason she's not oversexed in the movie is because, during the 30-40 manga pages they used to make the movie, the Major didn't actually have sex or act particularly sexy. So the movie major is STILL oversexed - she just didn't actively act like it during that particular scene. Mostly because she was distracted by what was going on in her brain.
 

loodmoney

New member
Apr 25, 2011
179
0
0
If we're talking about which one is sexier then I have nothing to say, but I do think that the TV Major looked better, i.e. was much more memorable than the movie version. This goes for the whole show; everything (characters, costumes, machines) was very well designed. Movie Major is too generic.

Re: the future hookers thing, I recall there is a scene where Kusanagi had fallen in some rubbish, and as a result is sitting in HQ wearing a singlet and underwear. Chief Aramaki's response is something to the effect of "Are you trying to attract my attention?" I always thought it hilarious that for some reason, future police regard that as much more skimpy than a leather jacket and leotard.
 

Kahunaburger

New member
May 6, 2011
4,141
0
0
I like how the movie major's eyes are very "thousand-yard stare" - I thought that was pretty effective. TBH, however, in my mind both of them make the same mistake of over-sexualization, the movie version more so. On balance I'm more of a fan of how she looks in the show, because battle leotard is less bad than skin-tight/flesh-toned bodysuit.