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While I like The GITS, the fact that Israel manipulating and killing people to get a better trade deal with Japan is so relevant to what Japan is struggling with right now with trying to expand weapon sales and its involvement in the war against Iran makes their censorship here extra cowardly.

Also I keep thinking of Xenoblade 2's "Ghormotti" every time it comes up.

There's a little of that in GitS (more in Appleseed), but even when there are new names it's really clear what real-life places we're talking about, like "Imperial Americana."

Interesting oversight: they *didn't* alter references to Balochistan and Khorasan, despite the fact that they *are* real places, if not countries. But given Baloch separatism you'd think that would be more sensitive, not less. I wonder if the writers just didn't notice.

Found it! Latin American dub, it would seem: www.reddit.com/r/Ghost_in_t...

It's exceedingly telling that Masamune made up all sorts of country names...but didn't substitute a made up name when referring to Israel. Only cowards use subtext!