Ghost in the Shell (manga)
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Cover of The Ghost in the Shell, the first volume of the manga
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攻殻機動隊 (Kōkaku Kidōtai) |
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| Genre | Cyberpunk |
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| Written by | Masamune Shirow |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Magazine |
| Original run | May 1989 – November 1990 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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| 2: Man-Machine Interface | |
| Written by | Masamune Shirow |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Magazine |
| Original run | September 1991 – August 1997 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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| 1.5: Human Error Processor | |
| Written by | Masamune Shirow |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Magazine |
| Original run | 1991 – 1996 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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Ghost in the Shell, known in Japan as Mobile Armored Riot Police (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊 Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai?), is a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, which spawned the media franchise of the same name. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of The Ghost in the Shell, and later published as its own tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, told the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, in the mid 21st century of Japan. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface was the sequel work which follows the story of Motoko after merging with the Puppeteer. The last volume, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, contains four separate cases.
The books contain Shirow's thoughts on design and philosophy, including sociological issues, the consequences of technological advances and themes on the nature of consciousness and identity. Several artbooks have been released to detail the concept art and the world of Ghost in the Shell. All three volumes have received mainly positive reviews.
Primarily set in the mid-twenty-first century in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama, Niihama Prefecture (新浜県新浜市 Niihama-ken Niihama-shi?), otherwise known as New Port City (ニューポートシティ Nyū Pōto Shiti?), the manga and the many anime adaptations follow the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. Political intrigue and counter-terrorism operations are standard fare for Section 9, but the various actions of corrupt officials, companies, and cyber-criminals in each scenario are unique and require the diverse skills of Section 9's staff to prevent a series of incidents from escalating.
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