Dark Duel wrote:Anyone here seen Solid State Society?
Pretty kickass movie, although really weird at times. LOVE Bato's new car, though...(So did the Major, she stole it after all)
Bumping an old thread, but appropriate, especially what I've quoted. I noticed that while many of the cars in this 'future Tokyo' are futurist designs not based on any real cars we know today, clearly someone involved in production is a big time car enthusiast, and using Batou as the way of expressing that interest.
In GiTS SAC 1 he was seen constantly driving a Lancia Stratos and many Mini Coopers could be seen in both GiTs SAC 1 and 2nd Gig. Now in Solid State Society he's seen driving a new Ford GT, with almost exact detail down to the interior dash and gauges.
The question is who is the car enthusiast? Is this reflected in Shirow's original manga or just in the animated TV productions?