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Ghost in the Shell [a] is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow.The manga, first serialized between 1989 and 1991, is set in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi.
Ghost in the Shell [a] is a 1995 adult Japanese-animated tech noir cyberpunk action thriller film [8] [9] directed by Mamoru Oshii from a screenplay by Kazunori Itō.The film is based on the 1989–90 manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow.
Batou (Japanese: バトー, Hepburn: Batō) is a main male character in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell series. He is the second-best melee fighter in Section 9, [2] and is the second in command under Major Motoko Kusanagi. [3]
A guidebook titled The Ghost in the Shell: Mechanical Analysis Reader [h] was published by Kodansha and released on January 16, 1998. [45] An art book titled The Ghost in the Shell: Fuchikoma Papercraft [i] was released by Kodansha on July 24, 2000. The book contains several different artwork and paper cut out figures of the Fuchikoma.
The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the concept of the mind existing alongside and separate from the body.In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of the human mind is influenced by emotions; and within fiction, for an emergent consciousness residing in a computer.
Motoko is a playable character in Ghost in the Shell (1997) for PlayStation, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004) for PlayStation 2, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2005) for PSP, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (2016) for Microsoft Windows.
The ghost in the system becomes not a specter to fear but a guide to follow—a reminder that uncertainty, far from being a problem, is the very ground upon which creativity and meaning unfold.
In episode 12 of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, one slightly malfunctioning Tachikoma goes on a joy-ride through the city, where it meets a young girl named Miki who is looking for a lost dog. The episode is mostly comedy but turns serious, with the Tachikoma attempting to understand sadness and death.