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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell (English editions by Dark Horse) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cyberpunk fiction
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manga series ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
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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
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Daisuke Aramaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Motoko Kusanagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Public Security Section 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor
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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
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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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this entity surface form:
Ghost in the Shell (English editions by Dark Horse)