The ghost in the shell

Title:

Author:

Shirow, Masamune, author, artist.

ISBN:

9781632364210

Personal Author:

Shirow, Masamune, author, artist.

Uniform Title:

Kkaku kidtai. English

Edition:

Deluxe edition ; English edition ; Kodansha Comics edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Kodansha Comics, [2017]

Physical Description:

344 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

General Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

"First published in Japan in 1991 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Koukaku kidoutai" -- Colophon.

Reads from right to left.

Abstract:

"In a near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their "ghosts" to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved in a certain case involving an extremely dangerous "ghost" hacker nicknamed the Puppeteer, as she dives deeper and deeper into the limitless reality of the net, to reach her own startling conclusions" -- Animenewsnetwork.com.

Audience:

M ages 18+.

Subject Term:

Cyber intelligence (Computer security) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Cyberterrorism -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Cyborgs -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Science fiction comics.

Graphic novels.

Added Author:

Schodt, Frederik L., 1950-

Smith, Toren,

Paul, Stephen (Translator),

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2260899

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Summary

NEW HARDCOVER DELUXE EDITION! Now a major motion picture! Definitive new edition supervised by creator Shirow Masamune In the original, right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects for the first time! Released simultaneously with deluxe editions of The Ghost in the Shell 1.5 and 2

Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers' criminal ends.

Author Notes

In 1983, Masamune published his first manga, "Black Magic" from Atlas, a science fiction dojin manga society (dojin is the Japanese term to describe an amateur fan publication). In 1985, his first major work, "Appleseed", was published by Seishinsha, without being serialized in or submitted to a manga magazine, which is quite rare in the Japanese manga publishing industry. Shortly thereafter, Shirow set up his own company, and besides working on his own manga and illustration work, took on projects from the anime and game industry. Shirow's work has been recognized and highly respected outside Japan. He has been active in numerous anime and game projects but it is rare for him to take the helm of such projects, or even to have his name used prominently.

Shirow Masamune was born in Japan in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, on November 23rd, 1961. He still lives in the same district.