![]() ![]() And now it’s ready to dazzle the imagination in its second millennium. 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. The original movie and its sequel is far more focused on the philosophical questions that naturally arise from blurring the boundary between man and machine, while Stand Alone Complex is more character driven and plot driven, with 2nd Gig showing an interesting take on the geopolitical issues of Japan in a post-modern world. 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. ![]() ![]() 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. 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. Genres: Action, Adventure, Manga, Sci-Fiĭeep 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. ![]()
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