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Ghost in the Shell [a] is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow.The manga, first serialized between 1989 and 1991, is set in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi.
An updated remastered version of the film, Ghost in the Shell 2.0, was released in 2008, featuring newly added digital effects, additional 3D animation, and new audio. Oshii also directed Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence , released in 2004, which was billed as a separate work and a non-canonical sequel .
Ghost in the Shell and Imagining Cyborg Mythology for the New Millennium". In Perlich, John; Whitt, David (eds.). Millennial Mythmaking: Essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 167– 192. ISBN 978-0-7864-4562-2.
Batou (Japanese: バトー, Hepburn: Batō) is a main male character in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell series. He is the second-best melee fighter in Section 9, [2] and is the second in command under Major Motoko Kusanagi. [3] He is a battle-hardened cyborg special operative with a long distinguished military career and a no-nonsense ...
Ghost in the Shell is a 2017 Cyberpunk action film directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger.It is the first live-action movie based on the Japanese Ghost in the Shell franchise envisioned by Masamune Shirow, and stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche.
In the 22nd century, after a devastating world war, veterans Deunan Knute and Briareos are living in the ruins of New York doing jobs for a cyborg despot named Two Horns, with Deunan hoping that once they've paid off their debt to him for fixing Briareos' war injuries, they can go find the legendary utopic city of Olympus, though Briareos is more pessimistic.
The title was revealed as Ghost in the Shell: First Connection Online. [2] At the exhibition, representatives of Neople stated that the game will preserve the atmosphere of the original anime series as closely as possible. [9] In 2015, the final title was revealed as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online. [10]
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society, Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Soriddo Sutēto Sosaieti) is a 2006 Japanese anime science fiction television film and part of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell.