Ghost In The Shell (Kôkaku kidôtai, 1995) - various helicopters
appear in this Japanese animated sci-fi feature by Mamoru Oshii. There's a big tilt-rotor
vehicle, a Kamov styled transport with co-axial rotors, a police surveillance chopper used
by the heroine for tactical assault, and three gunships with snipers used the villains for
a political assassination.
Ghost In
The Shell 2: Innocence (Inosensu: Kôkaku kidôtai, 2004)
- this sequel anime features a nifty robot helicopter cruising across the futuristic urban
skyline, and a weirdly designed tilt-rotor transport plane with segmented, articulated
wings giving it a notable bird-like appearance.
G.I.T.S.
- Stand Alone Complex (2002-5) - spinoff Japanese TV series of
52 x 25-minute episodes, following the exploits of cyborg agents in anti-terrorist action.
This show features two kinds of helicopters: a tilt-wing serving as VIP air-taxi, and
then strange looking gunships that have no tail boom but a long nose section housing weaponry.
GITS - SAC: 2nd Gig - season two features the same types of helicopter, plus
an Apache style gunship with no canopy (it's completely blacked out so the pilot is
entirely dependent upon sensors). In one sequence, the pilot's heart stops but his
brain stays alive, and the Apache-clone helicopter (which obviously boasts advanced
A.I. system) goes rogue. [Thanks to Jonathan
McCalmont for helpful notes about GITS: SAC helicopters.]
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