I love the complex story telling. Even though there are a lot of twists in the plot, in the ends it easily merges and effortlessly tells the story. The sound perfectly conveys the mood of a particular moment whether it is poignant, action filled, suspense. I gave the highest points to both story and sound because much effort has been put into it as evidenced by watching 2nd Gig. I love the animation, I just hope they kept it more realistic like in the movie or the series' first season. Sometimes Motoko's eyes are too big, she often looks like an anime (well?) characterbecause of the exaggerated features.

Overall it is a brilliant piece of cyber punk anime, one you could categorize as the thinking man's anime! Loved it very much and I recommend it to everyone.