The irony is that GitS has done massively well with updating the premise and finding new plots that leverage the society and technology of the era. Some folks

The irony is that GitS has done massively well with updating the premise and finding new plots that leverage the society and technology of the era. Some folks didn't like the Arise OVA - I loved them, especially the 5.1 opening credits music. I found it to be a fresh and unpredictable prequel - which is rare this late in the game. The Hollywood movie - nobody was talking about what made GitS click. It just seemed to be lots of tribute for the original. So much more has happened since 1995....