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The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe)

The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe)

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The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe) Hardback - 2023

by Masamune, Shirow

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This seller has earned a 3.81 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
3.81 / 5 (313 total reviews)

The Ghost in the Shell manga collection receives polarized reviews, with critics consistently praising its foundational influence on cyberpunk storytelling and ambitious world-building while expressing frustration with its execution. Volume 1 and 1.5 are generally viewed favorably for their police procedural narratives, character development, and artwork quality. Volume 2 (Man-Made Interface) proves divisive: some appreciate its philosophical depth and experimental digital art, while others find it confusing, narratively incoherent, and marred by excessive fan service. Readers frequently note that the dense technical jargon, complex storytelling, and philosophical elements make the manga a challenging read that requires significant effort to parse. The deluxe edition's inclusion of author commentary and the beautiful color pages are commended, though the original Japanese sound effects indexed at the back frustrate many readers. Overall, critics acknowledge Ghost in the Shell's historical importance while suggesting that the anime adaptations often surpass the source material in clarity and impact.

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visionary intellectually rigorous confusing prescient self-indulgent influential convoluted beautiful artwork dense frustrating

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From the publisher

Experience the complete cyberpunk classic manga in one massive hardcover, with an exclusive cover illustration created by Shirow Masamune specifically for this edition.

In over 800 pages, this definitive version includes an exacting reproduction of the breathtaking art that helped inspire The Matrix trilogy, in the latest translation, with meticulous notes and all the original color pages.

Contains The Ghost in the Shell 1, 1.5, and 2.

"A stunning work of speculative fiction." --James Cameron

Includes in one large hardcover volume:

The Ghost in the Shell (1991)
Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been 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.

The Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor (2003)
The "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor. Features the stories "Fat Cat," "Drive Slave," "Mines of Mind," and "Lost Past."

The Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface (2001)
March 6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist Net security expert, heading the investigative department of the giant multi-national Poseidon Industrial. Partly transcending the physical world and existing in a virtual world of networks, Motoko is a fusion of multiple entities and identities, deploying remotely controlled prosthetic humanoid surrogates around the globe to investigate a series of bizarre incidents. Meanwhile, Tamaki Tamai, a psychic detective from the Channeling Agency, has been commissioned to explore strange changes in the temporal universe brought about by two forces, one represented by the teachings of a professor named Rahampol, the other by the complex, evolving Motoko entity. What unfolds will all be in a day's work--a day that will change everything, forever.

"'Ghost in the Shell' is one of my favorite stories." -Steven Spielberg

About the author

In 1983, Masamune published his first manga story, "Black Magic." In 1985, his first major work, the cyborg parable Appleseed, was published by Seishinsha. Shortly thereafter, Shirow set up his own company, under whose auspices he produced the cyberpunk landmark The Ghost in the Shell. Shirow's work has been recognized and highly respected outside Japan.

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