Hackers attempt to assassinate a politician during a speech preaching the advantages of cybernetic prosthetics. Fortunately, Togusa is there to whisk her to safety, and the investigation leads Batou to a suspicious factory in the artificial islands in southern Japan. Meanwhile, Chief Aramaki hears of a disturbing discovery at the other end of the country: dozens of artificial bodies, illegally dumped near a village where an anti-cyberization sect conducts their training and "rites." Among the empty shells is one formerly inhabited by the woman who embodied Section 9 until she left it behind and disappeared: Major Motoko Kusanagi.

About the Author
A screenwriter, anime director, manga writer, and novelist, Junichi Fujisaku made major creative contributions to classic anime such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, and Blood+. His latest is the manga The Ghost in the Shell: Human Algorithm, a sequel to Shirow Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor.

Yuki Yoshimoto is a manga artist whose debut is The Ghost in the Shell: Human Algorithm.


Book Information
ISBN 9781646511792
Author Shirow Masamune
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Kodansha Comics
Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Weight(grams) 244g
Dimensions(mm) 190mm * 128mm * 20mm