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The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1

by Masamune Shirow

Cybercrime at the human-machine boundary

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Cybercrime at the human-machine boundary

Set in a future where mechanical implants and robots with human tissue blur the distinction between people and machines, the manga follows cyborg agent Major Motoko Kusanagi as she pursues terrorists and cybercriminals. Among her targets are ghost hackers, who exploit the human-machine interface to manipulate people into carrying out crimes. The premise ties its law-enforcement conflicts directly to questions of bodily alteration, technology, and human agency. This deluxe hardcover presents the original right-to-left reading format and Japanese sound effects.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Manga readers interested in science-fiction and cybercrime.
  • Readers drawn to stories about cyborgs, artificial enhancement, and the human-machine divide.

Themes

Human-machine boundariesCybercrime and hackingCyborgs and bodily enhancementAgency and technological control

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Book overview

NEW HARDCOVER DELUXE EDITION! Now a major motion picture!
  • Definitive new edition supervised by creator Shirow Masamune
  • In the original, right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects for the first time!
  • Released simultaneously with deluxe editions of The Ghost in the Shell 1.5 and 2


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.
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