"The 1995 animated film, which was an adaptation of this manga, has been a huge influence on Hollywood, with Matrix creators The Wachowski Brothers specifically citing it as an inspiration for The Matrix trilogy.
Now a major motion picture!
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
interface 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.
From Shirow Masamune,
the award-winning creator of Appleseed and Dominion, comes The Ghost in the Shell,
the breakthrough 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.
And now it's ready to dazzle the imagination in its second millennium.
This edition
includes a new Introduction from Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson, and a fascinating
Postscript from author Shirow Masamune, with his thoughts on the phenomenon that
is The Ghost in the Shell!"
By:
Shirow Masamune, Masamune Shirow Imprint: Kodansha International Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 252mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 752g ISBN:9781935429012 ISBN 10: 1935429019 Pages: 368 Publication Date:15 May 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
