Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell (1995), a vision of a cyberpunk dystopia so much cooler than the one we have now.

Mechs discussed:

Shells (Full Cybernetic Body)

T08A2 (R-3000)

All images: on our website.

Content warnings for this episode: nudity, sexualization, international incidents, gun violence, physical violence, memory manipulation/brainwashing, mechanical body horror.

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