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.

This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been published in its original Japanese right-to-left format in English.


About the Author
In 1983, Masamune published his first manga, "Black Magic" from Atlas, a science fiction dojin manga society (dojin is the Japanese term to describe an amateur fan publication). In 1985, his first major work, "Appleseed", was published by Seishinsha, without being serialized in or submitted to a manga magazine, which is quite rare in the Japanese manga publishing industry. Shortly thereafter, Shirow set up his own company, and besides working on his own manga and illustration work, took on projects from the anime and game industry. Shirow's work has been recognized and highly respected outside Japan. He has been active in numerous anime and game projects but it is rare for him to take the helm of such projects, or even to have his name used prominently. Shirow Masamune was born in Japan in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, on November 23rd, 1961. He still lives in the same district.

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

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

"This is a work of profound and melancholic beauty; every bit as essential in the 21st century as it was in the 20th." -Telegraph



Book Information
ISBN 9781632364210
Author Shirow Masamune
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Kodansha Comics
Publisher Kodansha America, Inc