Ghost in the Shell (manga)
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Ghost in the Shell (manga) is Masamune Shirow’s influential cyberpunk manga series that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and technology through the adventures of cyborg counterterrorism agent Major Motoko Kusanagi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell (English editions by Dark Horse) | 1 |
| Ghost in the Shell (manga) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10195132 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ghost in the Shell (manga) Context triple: [Ghost in the Shell (2017 film), basedOn, Ghost in the Shell (manga)]
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Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) is a live-action cyberpunk science fiction movie, adapted from the Japanese manga of the same name, that follows a cyborg counterterrorism operative questioning her identity in a high-tech future.
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B.
No Ghost Just a Shell
No Ghost Just a Shell is a collaborative art project initiated by Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno that explores authorship, identity, and intellectual property through the reuse and transformation of a commercially purchased Japanese anime character.
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C.
Tetsuo & Youth
Tetsuo & Youth is a critically acclaimed studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, noted for its complex lyricism, conceptual structure, and experimental production.
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Akira
Akira is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender and borne by many notable figures in fields such as science, arts, and entertainment.
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E.
The Nagasaki Vector
The Nagasaki Vector is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith, set in his alternate-history North American Confederacy universe and exploring themes of individual liberty and political intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghost in the Shell (manga) Target entity description: Ghost in the Shell (manga) is Masamune Shirow’s influential cyberpunk manga series that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and technology through the adventures of cyborg counterterrorism agent Major Motoko Kusanagi.
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A.
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) is a live-action cyberpunk science fiction movie, adapted from the Japanese manga of the same name, that follows a cyborg counterterrorism operative questioning her identity in a high-tech future.
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B.
No Ghost Just a Shell
No Ghost Just a Shell is a collaborative art project initiated by Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno that explores authorship, identity, and intellectual property through the reuse and transformation of a commercially purchased Japanese anime character.
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C.
Tetsuo & Youth
Tetsuo & Youth is a critically acclaimed studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, noted for its complex lyricism, conceptual structure, and experimental production.
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D.
Akira
Akira is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender and borne by many notable figures in fields such as science, arts, and entertainment.
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E.
The Nagasaki Vector
The Nagasaki Vector is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith, set in his alternate-history North American Confederacy universe and exploring themes of individual liberty and political intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cyberpunk fiction
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manga series ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Masamune Shirow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Masamune Shirow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographic | seinen ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| follows | Public Security Section 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk
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science fiction ⓘ seinen manga ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Batou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daisuke Aramaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Motoko Kusanagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Public Security Section 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor
NERFINISHED
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | Masamune Shirow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
cyberpunk anime
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science fiction media ⓘ |
| magazine | Young Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Batou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daisuke Aramaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Motoko Kusanagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print manga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of cybernetic technology
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philosophical exploration of self and consciousness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 攻殻機動隊 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Ghost in the Shell franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | Public Security Section 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | counterterrorism agent ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | cyborg ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Kōkaku Kidōtai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serializationEndYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| serializationStartYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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consciousness ⓘ cybernetics ⓘ identity ⓘ technology and society ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 1 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghost in the Shell (manga) Description of subject: Ghost in the Shell (manga) is Masamune Shirow’s influential cyberpunk manga series that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and technology through the adventures of cyborg counterterrorism agent Major Motoko Kusanagi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghost in the Shell (English editions by Dark Horse)