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Yeah, I noticed that the Japanese tend to view themselves more as Aryan or European races, rather than Asian. In plenty of artwork they tend to portray Chinese and Koreans as shorter, broader Asians, and themselves as much more Western features.

Batou and Togusa could well be "Japanese" in whatever futuristic ethnic definition that comprises.

I've watched only the first episode of the 2nd season of SAC. The artwork is changed again, in minor but unsettling ways. I much preferred Motoko's original look in the Ghost in the Shell movie, where she's got a very asexual haircut and her face is rather plain. In the 1st season of SAC they made her more of a babe, and in the 2nd season first episode they extended that treatment to all the females, including the Prime Minister.

Still, it's a step up from having Motoko engage in a three-way lesbian gang bang, which was what Shirow Masamune drew in his original manga cartoon strip. >.<