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Ghost in the Trounce
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Cover of The Ghost in the Shell, the beginning entry of Ghost in the Shell
攻殻機動隊
(Kōkaku Kidōtai)
Genre Cyberpunk
Manga
Written by Masamune Shirow
Published by Kodansha
English publisher

NA

Dark Equus caballus Comics (former)
Kodansha Comics USA (current)

UK

Titan Books
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Magazine
Original run May 1989 – Nov 1990
Volumes 1
Manga
Ghost in the Shell two: Human-Machine Interface
Written by Masamune Shirow
Published past Kodansha
English language publisher

NA

Dark Horse Comics (former)
Kodansha Comics U.s.a. (current)

UK

Titan Books
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Immature Magazine
Original run September 1991 – August 1997
Volumes 1
Manga
Ghost in the Shell one.five: Human Error Processor
Written by Masamune Shirow
Published past Kodansha
English publisher

NA

Dark Equus caballus Comics (former)
Kodansha Comics U.s.a. (current)
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Magazine
Original run 1991 – 1996
Volumes one
Anime film
Ghost in the Shell
Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Written by Kazunori Itō
Music past Kenji Kawai
Studio Production I.Thou
Released October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)
Runtime 82 mins
Game
Ghost in the Beat
Developer Exact
Publisher SCEJ
Genre Action, tertiary-person shooter
Released July 17, 1997 (1997-07-17)
Anime television series
Ghost in the Trounce: Stand Alone Complex
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
Written past Kenji Kamiyama
Music past Yoko Kanno
Studio Production I.G
Licensed by

AUS

Madman Entertainment

NA

Bandai Entertainment

UK

Manga Entertainment
Network Perfect Pick (PPV)
English network

AUS

SBS One, Cartoon Network (Adult Swim), Sci Fi Channel (Animax)

CA

YTV

SEA

Animax Asia

United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

AnimeCentral, Scuzz

Us

Sci Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run October 1, 2002 – October 1, 2003
Episodes 26 (Daftar/Tabel -- episodes)
Anime film series
Ghost in the Beat: Ascend
Directed by Kazuchika Kise
Produced by Production I.Thousand
Written past Tow Ubukata
Music by Cornelius
Studio Production I.G
Released June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22) – ongoing
Films Ongoing
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Ghost in the Vanquish (攻殻機動隊 , Kōkaku Kidōtai ? , literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police"), also known every bit The Ghost in the Shell, is a Japanese seinen manga serial written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, get-go serialized in 1989 and afterwards published as its own tankōbon volumes past Kodansha, told the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Department 9, led past protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, in the early 21st century of Japan.

Animation studio Product I.G has produced several different anime adaptations of Ghost in the Beat out, starting with the 1995 film of the aforementioned name, telling the story of Section nine'southward investigation of the Puppet Master. The television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand up Alone Circuitous followed in 2002, telling an alternate story from the manga and beginning picture show, featuring Department nine's investigations of government corruption in the Laughing Human and Individual Xi incidents. The year 2013 volition see the start of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise picture show series, a form of prequel to the original manga.

Contents

  • ane Setting
    • 1.ane Story
  • 2 Themes
  • 3 Creation and publication
  • 4 Media
    • 4.ane Manga
      • iv.ane.ane Graphic novels
    • four.2 Films
    • four.iii Stand Alone Complex
    • four.4 Arise
    • 4.five Video games
    • 4.6 Novels
  • 5 Reception
  • half-dozen Music
  • seven Art books
  • 8 Merchandise
  • 9 Impact and influence
  • 10 References
  • 11 External links

Setting

Main manufactures: World of Ghost in the Shell and Daftar/Tabel -- Ghost in the Beat out characters

Ghost in the Shell as a media franchise consists of alternate universes and different viewpoints of relative material due to the roles of dissimilar directors and writers who produced the media. Ghost in the Beat: Stand up Alone Complex takes place in a parallel globe compared to the original comic because information technology is based on the assumption that Motoko Kusanagi did not meet the Puppet Master in 2029. [ane]

Primarily set in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama, Niihama Prefecture (新浜県新浜市 , Niihama-ken Niihama-shi ? , the real world Niihama is located in Ehime Prefecture), otherwise known equally New Port Urban center (ニューポートシティ , Nyū Pōto Shiti ? ), the series follows the members of Public Security Section nine, a special-operations task-force made upwardly of former military officers and constabulary detectives. Political intrigue and counter-terrorism operations are standard fare for Section 9, only the diverse actions of decadent officials, companies, and cyber-criminals in each scenario are unique and require the diverse skills of Department nine's staff to foreclose a series of incidents from escalating.

Story

Ghost in the Vanquish (攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE Crush , Kōkaku Kidōtai Za Gōsuto In Za Sheru ? ) begins in 2029, and revolves around Major Motoko Kusanagi'due south (usually known as "the Major") hunt for a cyber-criminal known every bit "The Puppeteer" (The Puppet Master in the film), whose existent identity is unknown. The Puppeteer commits a large number of crimes past the act of breaking into and taking control of human minds known as "ghost hacking". During an investigation of a missing robot, Japanese secret service Public Security Section 9 discover the robot is The Puppeteer, who is actually a unique autonomous artificial intelligence project, known as Project 2501, and was created by the Treaty Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, known every bit Department 6. Attempting to assemble more information, Kusanagi brain dives into The Puppeteer. Withal, it's consciousness was complanate, and was presumed destroyed, but Kusanagi believes that it is still alive and that she can sense its presence. [two] One year later, subsequently accidentally killing a doubtable in a covert operation, Kusanagi instigates hostage situation in order for Section 9 to avoid blame for her previous deportment. [3] She escapes with the help of Batou to detect a new body for her, however she discovers The Puppeteer is still live in her cyber brain. In pursuit of its development, The Puppeteer proposes to merge with Kusanagi. Kusanagi, although initially skeptical, agrees to allow the Puppeteer to merge with her own consciousness. After merging with The Puppeteer, Kusanagi awakes in one of Batou'due south safe house and in a new body provided by Batou. Batou asks her what she will practise side by side, in which Kusanagi replies that she doesn't know but states that "the net is vast". [4]

Ghost in the Crush ii: Man-Automobile Interface (攻殻機動隊2 MANMACHINE INTERFACE Command PREFERENCES , Kōkaku Kidōtai two Manmashīn Intāfēsu Kontorōru Purefarenshizu ? ) takes place on March 6, 2035 (v years later on the events of Ghost in the Beat) and revolves around Kusanagi at present known as Motoko Aramaki who is principal security officer for a giant multinational conglomerate. Motoko Aramaki digitally transfers her personality and capabilities between cyborg bodies stashed effectually the earth, as she attacks industrial spies, assassins and cyber-hackers while keeping up a steady stream of digital communications with various robotic assistants and her secretary back at the office.

Ghost in the Vanquish 1.5: Human-Mistake Processor (攻殻機動隊1.5 HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSER , Kōkaku Kidōtai Ittengo Hyūman Erā Purosessā ? ) takes place between Ghost in the Vanquish and Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface and follows Section ix and their covert op investigations. In the chapter "Fat Cat" begins with a young adult female who calls Department 9 to investigate her begetter's recent strange actions, and he turns out to be operated (through his electronic brain) by remote command. In the chapter "Drive Slave", Motoko Kusanagi nether her 'Chroma' allonym, returns when her compensation hunt collides with Section 9's witness protection example. In the chapter, "Mines of Mind", a cyber-date gets interrupted by an arms dealer's murder, which leads to a cyborg shoot-out at the marina and the reappearance of an agent's old friend. In the chapter "Lost Past", the investigation into a kidnapping gone incorrect leads to a covert performance by some other government department into Okinawa terrorism.

Themes

Main article: Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell

The works of Ghost in the Shell serve equally vehicles for social commentary and virtually humanity itself. With cybernization the boundary between human and machine is defined by a "ghost" (ゴースト , gōsuto ? ) which is defined as an individual's consciousness. By integrating brain tissue with electronic circuitry, a cyberbrain is created. The ghost of the user is retained within the cyberbrain. Cyberbrains are commonplace in the Ghost in the Beat world, and such prevalence has led to scenarios involving sexuality, body swapping, copying and immortality. Political corruption and terrorists are a frequent antagonists of the franchise which allows for philosophical dialogue virtually concepts relating to morality, nationality and humanity. Ghost hacking, the act of taking command of another person'south cyberbrain is a serious crime in the Ghost in the Beat universe. The victim is controlled by the hacker to commit any act including murder, and often the memories of the victim may be contradistinct or deleted without the victim ever realizing it.

Creation and publication

While writing the manga, Masamune Shirow struggled to get in neither as well complex nor also uncomplicated. [5] Shirow said he drew approximately 40 pages per episode and it took him 40 days to end one episode. [6]

When developing Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, Shirow initially wanted to use a new title past changing the final kanji character meaning "armed forces unit of measurement", to the homophonic kanji for "trunk" and then that it would translate "Mobile Unit Body Entity", but somewhen he decided not to do so. [vii] Shirow considers the manga a completely unlike kind of work and not a truthful sequel, every bit the plot of Ghost in the Beat revolved around Public Security Section ix and Ghost in the Shell two: Human being-Machine Interface follows what happens to Motoko after she merges with the Puppeteer. Shirow drew the color pages on computer, in which he states was hard to due to technical issues with his figurer. In the "short-cut" version of the manga, Masamune Shirow made the color darker and softer, simply used more contrasting colors in the "standard" version. [eight]

Written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Beat ran from Apr 1989 to November 1990 in Kodansha's manga anthology Young Magazine, and was released in tankobon format on October 2, 1991. [9] The dates in the chapter titles are set up in DD-MM-YYYY format. Dark Horse initially published information technology monthly into eight comic bug from March 1, 1995 to Oct 1, 1995 with the translation of Studio Proteus. [10] [11] It was later nerveless into a unmarried volume in trade paperback format on early December one, 1995. [12] An uncensored version was later released past Night Equus caballus Comics on October vi, 2004. [xiii] The manga was later republished by Kodansha Comics USA on October 13, 2009. [14]

Masamune Shirow later created a sequel titled Ghost in the Trounce ii: Man-Auto Interface. The dates in the affiliate titles are set in YYYY.MM.DD format along with the time in "AM/PM HH:MM" format except for chapter 6 in which it has the time in "HH:MM AM/PM" format. The manga serial ran in Young Magazine from September 1991 to August 1997 and was originally released in hardcover format along with the original manga in a limited edition box ready titled Kōkaku Kidōtai SOLID BOX (攻殻機動隊SOLID BOX , Mobile Armored Riot Police Solid Box ? ) on December ane, 2000. The box set also contained a booklet titled ManMachine Interface Inactive Module, a poster and a Fuchikoma robot action figure. [15] Kodansha afterwards released the standard edition in tankobon format on June 26, 2001. [sixteen] The SOLID BOX version added over 140 pages of new content and more than changes were added to the tankobon version such as 24 color pages and large modifications to over 20 pages. However 200 pages from the original version that ran in Young Magazine were non included in neither SOLID BOX nor the tankobon version. [17] The manga was and so distributed in English by Dark Horse Comics into eleven comic issues from January 29, 2003 to December 31, 2003. [18] [nineteen] Masamune Shirow manually redrew the manga for the English version and then that it could be read from left to right. [20] It was later collected into a single volume in trade paperback format on January 12, 2005. [21] The manga was later republished by Kodansha Comics The states on Baronial x, 2010. [22]

Four chapters that were non released in tankobon format from previous releases, were later collected into a single volume titled Ghost in the Shell 1.five: Human being-Fault Processor serving equally an interquel. The manga was published in July 23, 2003 by Kodansha. [23] It contained a booklet and a CD-ROM featuring the full stories, adding music to the manga scenes, and a screen saver. [24] Dark Horse Comics appear an English version at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con. [25] The series was released every bit viii individual comic bug from Nov 1, 2006 to June 6, 2007 and was the first of the Ghost in the Shell manga released in the United states to read correct-to-left. [26] [27] The iv original titles were each split into two each, to make upwards the 8 in this series. It was later collected in a unmarried volume in trade paperback format on October 10, 2007. [28] The manga was subsequently republished by Kodansha Comics Us on September 25, 2012. [29]

A box ready titled Kōkaku Kidōtai Cyberdelics (攻殻機動隊Cyberdelics , Mobile Armored Riot Police Cyberdelics ? ) was released on July 8, 1997. The box set contains a collection of posters illustrated by Masamune Shirow, a booklet and a puzzle. [thirty] An art book titled The Ghost in the Trounce: Fuchikoma Papercraft (攻殻機動隊フチコマ立体図鑑 , Kōkaku Kidōtai fuchikoma Rittai zukan ? , lit. "Mobile Armored Riot Police Fuchikoma three-dimensional picture book") was released by Kodansha on July 24, 2000. The book contains several different artwork and paper cut out figures of the Fuchikoma. [31]

Media

Manga

The original manga subtitled The Ghost in the Beat ran from April 1989 to Nov 1990 in Kodansha's manga anthology Immature Mag, and was released in tankobon format on October 2, 1991. [nine] This was followed by a sequel titled Man-Machine Interface (Manmachine Interface Control Preferences in Nihon) that was published in Immature Magazine from September 1991 to August 1997. A final four capacity that were not released in tankobon format from previous releases, were afterward collected into a single volume subtitled Man-Error Processor serving every bit an interquel (numbered 1.5 where Homo-Machine Interface was number 2). The manga was published in July 23, 2003 past Kodansha. [23]

Manga adaptations likewise exist for both the Stand up Alone Complex and Ascend universes.

Graphic novels

No. Title Japanese release English release
1 Ghost in the Shell
Kōkaku Kidōtai (攻殻機動隊)		 October two, 1991 [nine]
ISBN 4-06-313248-10		 December ane, 1995 [12]
ISBN i-56971-081-3
  • "01 Prologue"
  • "02 Super Spartan" - 10.iv.2029
  • "03 Junk Jungle" - 27.vii.2029
  • "04 Megatech Machine 1 - Revolt of the Robots"
  • "05 Megatech Motorcar 2 - The Making of a Cyborg"
  • "06 Robot Rondo - 1.ten.2029"
  • "07 Phantom Fund - 24.12.2029"
  • "08 Dumb Castling - 2.5.2030"
  • "09 Bye Adieu Clay - 15.7.2030"
  • "ten Brain Drain - 9.9.2030"
  • "11 Ghost Coast - 18.ix.2030"
2 Ghost in the Beat out ii: Man-Machine Interface
Kōkaku Kidōtai 2 (攻殻機動2)		 June 26, 2001 [16]
ISBN iv-06-336310-four		 January 12, 2005 [21]
ISBN one-59307-204-X
  • "01 Prologue 2035.03.06.AM05:05"
  • "02 Underwater 2035.03.06.AM05:45"
  • "03 Circuit Weapon 2035.03.06.PM01:12"
  • "04 Wing by Orbit 2035.03.06.PM01:12"
  • "05 Mold of Life 2035.03.06.PM01:54"
  • "06 Epilogue 2035.03.06.05:35AM"
i.5 Ghost in the Beat out 1.five: Man-Error Processor
Kōkaku Kidōtai i.5 (攻殻機動隊1.five)		 July 23, 2003 [23]
ISBN 978-iv-06-350406-4		 October 10, 2007 [28]
ISBN 978-1-59307-815-seven
  • "Fat Cat" part 1 and 2
  • "Bulldoze Slave" office 1 and 2
  • "Mines of Listen" role ane and 2
  • "Lost Past" part 1 and 2

Films

Primary manufactures: Ghost in the Shell (film) and Ghost in the Shell two: Innocence

The manga was first adjusted into a theatrical anime film in 1995, Ghost in the Shell (GHOST IN THE SHELL／攻殻機動隊 , Gōsuto In Za Sheru/Kōkaku Kidōtai ? ), directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.Grand. The film portrays the events of Section 9 in its chase to capture the hacker known as the Boob Primary. The motion-picture show was updated in 2008 and re-released as Ghost in the Vanquish two.0; the majority of the changes involved updating the computer graphics and re-recording the audio in 6.1 surround audio. The new version premiered on 12 July 2008 in Japan. [32]

The film was followed by a sequel, likewise directed past Oshii, Ghost in the Crush 2: Innocence (simply Innocence (イノセンス ? ) in Nihon). Produced in 2004, information technology places the grapheme of Batou in the pb role in an investigation of a cyborg-corporation called LOCUS SOLUS whose sex dolls malfunction and continue a killing spree.

Every bit of 2008, DreamWorks have acquired the rights to produce a live-action film adaptation of the original manga with Steven Spielberg. Avi Arad and Steven Paul are confirmed producers; Jamie Moss was originally hired to adapt the manga into a screenplay [33] only in October 2009 it was announced that Laeta Kalogridis had replaced Moss as writer. [34]

Stand Alone Complex

Chief manufactures: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Circuitous, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society

An anime television series titled Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex with a total of two seasons and one TV picture show. The series was written and directed past Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Product I.Chiliad, airing on Animax from 1 Oct 2002 to 25 March 2003 with a total of 26 episodes. The 2nd season titled Ghost in the Shell: South.A.C. 2nd GIG was also written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G. 2nd GIG aired on Animax from 1 January 2004 to 8 January 2005, with a full of 26 episodes. [35] The anime TV series was adapted into OVAs, [36] novels, [37] manga, [38] and video games [39] as well.

The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Boob tube series was later followed past an OVA sequel, Ghost in the Beat out: Stand Lone Complex: Solid State Lodge. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama and premiered on the SKY Perfect satellite television receiver network on September ane, 2006 equally a TV film, [twoscore] it was as well aired every bit part of the SyFy Channel's Ani-Monday programming block. [41] Solid Land Club was afterward remade in 3D and released theatrically on March 25, 2011. [42]

Four manga fix in the Stand up Alone Complex universe were written by Yu Kinutani and published by Random House Inc. [43]

Arise

Master commodity: Ghost in the Shell: Arise

A series of films titled Ghost in the Trounce: Arise was appear on Jan fifteen, 2013. Similar all other blithe features of the franchise, information technology volition be produced by Production I.G, now with Kazuchika Kise as main manager and Tow Ubukata as caput writer. A special presentation with further details was streamed live worldwide on February 12 on Niconico, Bandai Aqueduct and YouTube. [44] The series has been confirmed to be a prequel series and will release the first part in theaters on July 22, 2013. [45]

A manga set in the Arise universe titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~Sleepless Eye~ (攻殻機動隊ARISE～眠らない眼の男 Sleepless Eye～ , Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu ~Nemuranai Me no Otoko Surīpuresu Ai~ ? , literally "The Human With Eyes That Do Not Sleep") began serialization in Young Mag in March 2013. [46] [47] It is told from the perspective of Batou and how he came to be office of Department 9.

Video games

Chief articles: Ghost in the Crush (video game), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Lonely Complex (PS2), and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Lonely Complex (PSP)

The PlayStation third-person shooter game Ghost in the Shell, loosely based on the first moving picture and the manga, was developed by Exact and released on July 17, 1997 in Nihon past Sony Computer Entertainment. [48] It was distributed by THQ and released on November 3, 1997 in North America. [49] Players take on the role of an unnamed Section 9 member referred to as 'Rookie' who pilots a Fuchikoma robot to stop the Human Liberation Movement.

The PlayStation 2 game Ghost in the Shell: Stand up Lone Complex, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and adult by SCE Japan Studio and Cavia, was released to the United States on November 8, 2004. [50] The game is partly based on the events of the TV anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The player takes control of Motoko and Batou, to stop a terrorist organization. A PlayStation Portable (PSP) game as well titled Ghost in the Shell: Stand Solitary Complex was released to the United States on October 25, 2005, produced by Sony Computer Amusement and developed by G-artists. [51] This game is a first-person shooter in which the player takes control of Department ix members over diverse mission and is a sequel to the PlayStation ii game Ghost in the Beat out: Stand Lonely Complex. It is an original story that uses the Stand Solitary Complex timeline. [52]

On Dec 13, 2012, Nexon stated information technology had obtained the rights of Ghost in the Shell: Stand up Alone Complex for the purpose of the cosmos of a massively multiplayer online game. [53] On Feb 12, 2013, the beginning details were released through Online Gamer Japan. Titled Ghost in the Shell Online with the possibility of a different name to come up at a later on point, the game volition be an FPS with a heavy basis on customization of a cyberized torso and hacking. [54]

Novels

Three novels were written and illustrated by Junichi Fujisaku who was one of the screenplay writers of the anime Boob tube serial. The novels were published past Dark Horse Comics. Ghost in the Beat: Stand up Alone Circuitous Graphic Novel 1: The Lost Retentiveness was released on April 26, 2006. Ghost in the Beat out: Stand Solitary Circuitous Graphic Novel two: Revenge of the Common cold Machines was released on September 16, 2006. Ghost in the Crush: Stand Alone Complex Graphic Novel iii: White Maze was released on November 08, 2006.

The novel Innocence: Subsequently the Long Goodbye (イノセンス After the Long Goodbye , Inosensu After the Long Goodbye ? ) by Masaki Yamada serves every bit a prequel for Innocence. The story is written from Batou's perspective as he surrounds his search for his dog Gabriel (Gabu). Information technology was published by Tokuma Shoten and released on Feb 29, 2004. [55] Information technology was subsequently published by Viz Media in the United States and released on October 2005. [56] Viz Media later released a iv-volume ani-manga boxset on April 2005. [57]

Reception

Ghost in the Shell had received mainly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly praised the manga for its artwork: "Masamune's b&w drawings are dynamic and beautifully gestural; he vividly renders the awesome urban mural of a futuristic, supertechnological Japan." [58] Leroy Douresseaux of the website ComicBookBin gave the manga an A stating: "It is visually potent and often inscrutable, but its sense of wonder and exploration makes its ideas nonetheless seem fresh two decades subsequently its debut." [59] Peter Gutiérrez of the website Teenreads praised the manga, writing: "In short, Ghost in the Shell is hard sci-fi of the best possible sort: the type that's so full of both undiluted artfulness and philosophy that it's arguably a must-read fifty-fifty for those who don't usually have to the genre." [lx] The website Read About Comics praised the artwork, nevertheless criticized the manga for it'southward story pacing and collection of short adventures stating, "I'm glad I got to feel Shirow's artistic view of the futurity and am a little interested in the idea of his Intron Depot art books, simply on the whole Ghost in the Trounce was a massive vanquish game: flashy and fascinating from a glance, but ultimately empty when you make up one's mind to swoop in." [61]

Ghost in the Beat out 2: Human-Automobile Interface had sold over 100,000 copies from its initial printing in Japan. [17] Diamond Comic Distributors ranked the manga #7 in its Top Performing Manga list of 2005. [62] Mike Crandol of Anime News Network criticized for existence too complex and overwhelming stating it is "too technical for its own good" but praised the new artwork, stating that Shirow's "canny drawing skills are supplemented by an innovative use of CGI graphics that represent the series' boldest creative endeavor." [63] Publishers Weekly praised the artwork as "the color and b&w graphics are stunning, brilliantly evoking the nonvisual world of information transmission" but criticized the story can be confusing. [64]

Ghost in the Trounce 1.5: Human-Error Processor was ranked #ten in The New York Times Manga Best Seller List on October 19, 2012. [65] Scott Green of Ain't It Cool News praised the manga for its footnotes that "lone are worth the price of admission. The caste to which he evidently takes every aspect seriously and the amount of information he'd like to convey verges on a disorder." [66]

The first film was besides met with positive reviews, although some criticized that the catastrophe was predictable. [67] [68] [69] Innocence was not too met, [70] but it was praised for its story that shows that animation can be deeper than "jokes... and pandering"." [71] It was also featured at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival [72] and information technology was honored equally best science fiction picture show at the 2004 Nihon SF Taisho Awards. [73]

The Stand Alone Complex anime has also been positively met, with reviewers praising its setting [74] [75] [76] likewise as the series' score equanimous past Yoko Kanno. [77] [74] [75] [78] Information technology received multiple awards in Japan, including the Excellence Prize (Animation Segmentation) at the 2002 Nihon Media Arts Festival, [79] and a Notable Entry Laurels at the 2003 Tokyo International Anime Fair; [80] the Japan Media Arts Festival provided a brief summary of Stand Alone Complex, calling it a "completely original telly series...entertaining and easy to understand". [79] It even has held upward favorably in comparison to the first film, although some reviewers felt that its length hindered any depth it could have had. [77] [74] [78] S.A.C. second GIG was too favorably met by critics, who praised its artwork [81] and improved blitheness quality from the commencement season, [82] [83] in improver to the new management the 2d season had taken. [84] The Solid Country Order film has also received positive reviews, [85] although many take criticized the more complex story than the tv seasons which made the dialog heavier. [86] [87] [88] [89] The motion picture later received the Juri Prize at the 21st Digital Content Grand Prix, [xc] and its 3D theatrical release in Japan won the Movie honour for The Japanese Commission of the International 3D Gild. [91]

Music

See besides: Music of Ghost in the Shell: Stand up Solitary Complex

The soundtrack for the PlayStation game was released by Sony Music Entertainment Nihon as Ghost in the Shell: Megatech Body in 1997. [92] A ii CD limited edition was released in Europe also in 1997. [93]

The soundtrack for the Ghost in the Shell film was composed by Kenji Kawai and released by BMG Victor on March 29 1996.

The score for Stand Alone Circuitous was equanimous past Yoko Kanno and released by Victor Entertainment during the television show's circulate run. Creative person credits include Origa, hide, Scott Matthew, Ilaria Graziano, and Steve Conte.

Ascend will feature music equanimous by Cornelius.

Art books

A number of artbooks detailing the concept fine art and world of Ghost in the Shell accept been released. An art book titled The Ghost in the Shell: Fuchikoma Papercraft (攻殻機動隊フチコマ立体図鑑 , Kōkaku Kidōtai fuchikoma Rittai zukan ? , lit. "Mobile Armored Riot Law Fuchikoma three-dimensional picture book") was released by Kodansha on July 24, 2000. The volume contains several dissimilar artwork and paper cut out figures of the Fuchikoma. [94]

Merchandise

Numerous statuettes and action figures have been released for Ghost in the Vanquish, primarily around the Stand Alone Circuitous versions of the characters with Motoko and Tachikoma being a central focus. Diverse figures have been produced from CM Corporation, [95] and Kaitendo. [96] Tachikoma figures take been produced by various companies, including one by the Good Smile Company in cooperation with Nendoron. [97] Other merchandise includes clothing, cardinal chains, notebooks, patches, numberless, posters and torso pillows. [98]

Bear on and influence

The Wachowskis, makers of The Matrix trilogy, have stated that the first Ghost in the Trounce picture past Mamoru Oshii, influenced their work. [99] They showed the Ghost in the Shell to producer Joel Silvery to bespeak the style and expect they wanted for The Matrix. James Cameron and Quentin Tarantino have also acknowledged the influence of Ghost in the Trounce's rococo plots and stylized visuals. [100]

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