Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 (Ghost in the Shell)
by Masamune Shirow
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Author: Masamune ShirowEdition: Paperback
Published: 1995-12-01
ISBN: 1569710813
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Dark Horse
Book Reviews of Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 (Ghost in the Shell)
Book Review: Re-visiting the archive
Summary: 5 Stars
I came to the Dark Horse Comics version of Ghost in the Shell a little late in the game - so it is like I am coming home. In this edition we familiarize ourselves with the key characters and the evolution of Section 9. We are introduced to Aramaki rather early on - who heads Section 9 and of course to cyborgs Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou as well as the all too human Togusa. I was effectively visiting the archive where it all began. As evidenced in both Making The Matrix, in The Matrix DVD and Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime -- in the Animatrix DVD; we hear Producer Joe Silver uttering that the genesis of The Matrix, in large part, can be found in anime -- in particular Oshii Mamuro's anime of this, Shirow Masamune's manga Ghost in the Shell. Manga is sometimes confused with anime. Effectively, to the uninitiated, manga is the Japanese word for Graphic Novel. Manga and anime are intrinsically interrelated, as artists regularly cross-pollinate, as do the characters they create - case in point this Ghost in the Shell manga transformed into the ever-popular anime standard and its subsequent sequel Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. More often than not, the manga is produced first, and if the popularity merits it is transformed into anime - as was the case here. In examining the movie I articulated that Ghost in the Shell was Kazunori Ito's futuristic vision - now I am certain that it all feeds in really from Shirow and not anyone else. In Shirow's manga begin to see the development of the confluence where the body (the shell) and the ghost (the mind) meets cyborg technology. The manga, I hope is aimed at adults. I am still wondering about all the nudity and violence playing to a particular theme. My sense is that the intimate nature of man and machine and the particular threat that cyborg technology poses is considered real and immediate. In the world of Ghost in the Shell, however translated and articulated through this very hyper sexualized forms and extremely violent episodes, lies a very profound question waiting to be answered - when machines learn to feel who decides what it is to be human.
Miguel Llora
Summary of Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 (Ghost in the Shell)
From acclaimed Japanese writer/artists Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police comes a new dystopian tale of tough-talking cyborgs, political intrigues, and the kind of actions best left covert! The beautiful and deadly Major Kusanagi and her crack team of internal operatives are sent to investigate a government factory with questionable labor practices. As it turns out, their labor practices aren't the only thing to be questioned when the major and her team are met by a most unwelcoming welcome wagon!In a world in which the human mind can be programmed like a computer, where does the human soul end and the cybernetic machinery begin? What does it mean to be human? From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police, comes an epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude!
This title contains: Ghost in the Shell #1-8
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