General Information[]
Ghost in the Shell is a cyberpunk media created by Japanese mangaka Masamune Shirow. It is set in a near-future and features the adventures of Motoko Kusanagi, a special operations agent working for Public Security Section 9. A cyborg with a completely artificial body, Kusanagi undergoes dangerous missions that make her question her identity and her past as a human without implants.
Ghost in the Shell has different stories in separate universes, which include films and anime adaptations developed by Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama, Kazuchika Kise and Shinji Aramaki. There is also an American-made live-action adaptation, starring Scarlett Johansson and directed by Rupert Sanders.
Films (Oshii)[]
- Ghost in the Shell (film), the first GITS film.
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, the sequel of the GITS franchise.
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (film), the manga live adaption 2009
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society
Films (Sanders)[]
Television Series (Kamiyama)[]
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, the groundbreaking TV series.
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Episodes), list of episodes
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, season 2
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man, OVA S1
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven, OVA S2
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Television Series (Kise)[]
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
- Ghost in the Shell: the New Movie
Mangas[]
- Ghost in the Shell (manga), the first GITS manga
- Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, the sequel of the manga franchise
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Man/Machine Interface