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The Ghost in the Shell

攻殻機動隊

manga
Finished
1989
Action
Ecchi
Psychological

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Yes. Watch the adaptation Ghost in the Shell 1 episodes · on 4 platforms

Yes. Watch the adaptation Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 26 episodes · on 3 platforms

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The facts

Status: Finished
Chapters: 11
Volumes: 1
First released: 1989
Country: Japan
Format: manga
Author: Masamune Shirow
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What it is about

Deep 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. 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. 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. (Source: Kodansha USA)