The Ghost in the Shell

By Shirow Masamune

From Shirow Masamune, the award-winning creator of Appleseed and Dominion, comes The Ghost in the Shell, the definitive cyberpunk manga that inspired the internationally acclaimed animated film. An epic dystopian tale of politics, technology, and metaphysics, The Ghost in the Shell has been hailed worldwide as an unparalleled visionary work of graphic fiction.

Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably 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 interfance and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down.

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StatusCOMPLETE
Rating18+
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Made into AnimeScience-FictionAction & AdventureMovie/TV Tie-in
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The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1
Volume 1
Oct. 13, 2009 | 368 pages
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The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
Volume 1.5
Sep. 25, 2012 | 176 pages
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The Ghost in the Shell 2
Volume 2
Aug. 10, 2010 | 312 pages
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