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Their nose is not detailed in this way, and the mouth is not animated to move with the character’s dialogue until late in the scene (this is subconsciously explained by “it’s a cyborg,” but remains a professional choice made by the filmmakers).

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The Puppetmaster’s nipples, centred in full breasts, are clearly double-tiered and delicately drawn carefully shaped. At a late stage the Puppetmaster talks with a low voice, spoken by a male voice actor. The puppet master is referred to as male - although this is not confirmed as being for a reason other than default, based on their reputation as a terrorist and/or awakening as an aware being - and appears in a naked, female-designated stock body. In this film, men appear fully clothed and in many roles, at many levels of society. This reproductive/cyborg theme is returned to in the climactic scenes as the Puppetmaster effectively tells the Major she will bear his compu-babies if she agrees to merge with him.

It was not translated for American dub audiences, but early in the film the Major makes reference to her menstrual cycle (as a cyborg, she doesn’t menstruate - I’m ignorant on whether her organic brain may retain hormonal alerts related to the expected menstrual cycle). In the subsequent boat scene, they talk in detail about the (non-sexual) functional differences between an organic and a cyborg body. He grunts, and looks away, in apparent respect for a modesty she does not appear to require.

Later, together on a boat trip, Batou is stirred to see the Major unzip and remove the top half of her wetsuit. No washing, no bodily functions, no breakfast.Īdvertising for the film features the Major fully nude, penetrated by wires of varying thicknesses, gun in hand and back arched so that her left breast is clear in profile and her buttocks are rounded and elevated, head tilted back.Īfter the Major’s iconic invisible fight in shallow water, Batou puts his large coat around her shoulder, mirroring the traditional image of the chivalrous man who covers the accidentally uncovered woman, saving her from shame (apparently irrelevant), the elements (the Major cannot be at risk of catching a chill, as she is a cyborg), or both. Her full-cyborg status is emphasised again in her morning routine immediately post-credits upon waking, all it takes to be ready to leave is a short moment in another room - an unbroken cel featuring her bedroom and window - followed by the addition of a coat. Her posture is natural, unstudied, and not innately sexualised.ĭuring the credits sequence which follows the creation of a body identical to the Major’s, perhaps a body that is the Major’s, the nipples are focused on and coloured, while the barest hint of genital shape is effected through momentary shapes of light.

Her breasts are individualised in a way that would have to be designed into a piece of clothing purposefully: how does the fabric adhere to the sternum? Why design a bodysuit that hugs tight as a thong? Apparent nudity, such as later during the water fight scene, is emphasised by the addition of thigh-high boots and low-slung belts at her hips, emphasising the hourglass of her torso and suggesting a sensual pelvic tilt. A line at neck level, visible in some short shots, and some possible cloth bunching during a crotch-level close-up suggest a flesh-colour bodysuit to the eagle-eyed viewer.

In her opening scenes, for example, her nipple shapes are visible and she has no apparent genitalia. In Ghost in the Shell, the Major is often nude or seemingly nude. This is the first on Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 animated feature Ghost in the Shell. Does that relate to the interest in her physicality? I couldn’t find much, so I wrote something myself - one chapter per piece of the franchise. The Major is a cyborg, her visible body is 100% manufactured. As a long-term fan of the property, and the Major (ask my hairdresser ), I wanted to read about the Major’s body.