ghost in the shell

Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai, literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police") is a Japanese multimedia science fiction and cyberpunk franchise created in 1989 by Shirow Masamune.

The series focuses on the activities of the counter-terrorist police organization Public Security Section 9 (公安9課), set in a futuristic, cyberpunk Japan.

The series is comprised of Shirow's original manga (1989/1991, 2002 and 2003); two animated films (1995 and 2004) directed by Mamoru Oshii; two anime series (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in 2002-2003 and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig in 2004-2005), and their sequel OVA (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society in 2006); as well as several video games and novels. An American live action adaptation starring Scarlett Johannson was released in 2017.

Entries

• Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045
• Ghost in the Shell Arise
• Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Characters

Main

• Major Kusanagi Motoko, squad leader of Section 9's anti-terrorist unit
• Batou, the major's partner
• Togusa, an ex-police inspector
• Chief Aramaki Daisuke, Executive Director of Section 9

Secondary

• Ishikawa
• Saitou
• Paz
• Boma

Additional

• Fuchikoma
• Tachikoma
• Laughing Man
• Kuze Hideo
• Project 2501

See also

• Ghost in the Shell lineup

External Links

• Wikipedia: Ghost in the Shell

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