Ghost in the Shell (manga)

Ghost in the Shell
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Motoko Kusanagi
攻殻機動隊 (Kōkaku Kidōtai)
Genre	Cyberpunk[1]
Manga
Written by	Masamune Shirow
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Studio Proteus (former) Dark Horse Comics (former) Kodansha USA UK: Titan Books
Imprint	Young Magazine KC
Magazine	Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1989 – 1991
Volumes	1
Manga
1.5: Human Error Processor
Written by	Masamune Shirow
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Dark Horse Comics (former) Kodansha USA
Magazine	Weekly Young Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1991 – 1996
Volumes	1
Manga
2: Man-Machine Interface
Written by	Masamune Shirow
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Dark Horse Comics (former) Kodansha USA UK: Titan Books
Magazine	Weekly Young Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Published	1997
Volumes	1
Manga
The Human Algorithm
Written by	Junichi Fujisaku
Illustrated by	Yuki Yoshimoto
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Magazine	Monthly Young Magazine (September 20, 2019–November 18, 2021; 1st part) Comic Days Yanmaga Web
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 20, 2019 – present
Volumes	4
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Ghost in the Shell (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊, Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai, lit. 'Mobile Armored Riot Police') is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, which spawned the media franchise of the same name. It was first serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban from 1989 to 1990, under the subtitle of The Ghost in the Shell, and was compiled in one tankōbon volume on October 2, 1991.^[2] Set in the mid-21st-century, it tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi.

The manga was followed by two sequels, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, and Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface.

The mangas contain Shirow's thoughts on design and philosophy, including sociological issues, the consequences of technological advances and themes on the nature of consciousness and identity. Several artbooks have been released to detail the concept art and the world of Ghost in the Shell. All three volumes have received mainly positive reviews.