3,102 likesGhost in the Shell Car Chase Clip Sparks a Physics Debate in Japan
A clip from the new Ghost in the Shell anime's car chase scene sparked an argument among Japanese viewers over whether its vehicle physics are actually wrong. Posted by reaction channel フェルンちゃんの反応集 on July 31, the clip drew 911 comments, with the most-liked reply (3,102 likes) joking that critics would drop dead watching the opening car chase in Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. From there, the thread split into two camps: viewers pointing out where the anime's turn direction seems to contradict its own source manga panel, and viewers who think demanding real-world physics from a cyberpunk anime misses the point entirely. The funniest read of all, though, may have been the one that ended the thread — and it wasn't about physics at all.