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Ghost in the shell : readme : 1995-2017 / writer, Drillmaster ; English translator, Kevin Steinbach.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York : Kodansha Comics, [2017]Edition: English editionDescription: 159 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1632365316 (hardcover)
  • 9781632365316 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • Readme : 1995--2017
Uniform titles:
  • Kōkaku kidōtai perfect book 1995-2017. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43720952 23
Contents:
Ghost in the Shell : the Puppet Master -- Innocence : 2501 -- Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) : the Laughing Man -- S.A.C. 2nd GIG : the Individual Eleven -- S.A.C. Solid State Society : the Puppeteer -- Arise : Unit 501 -- Ghost in the Shell : the new movie : the origin of Public Security Section 9.
Summary: "The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, color hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today. In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind the scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22 year history of The Ghost in the Shell. Begin with the original anime, which was released in Japan in 1995 and subsequently took the West by storm, through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures"--Penguin Random House website.
List(s) this item appears in: Cyberpunk | Manga
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Translated from the Japanese.

"First published in Japan in 2017 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Kōkaku kidōtai PERFECT BOOK 1995-1997"--Colophon.

Motion picture based on the story by Shirow Masamune.

Includes filmography: pages 009-017.

Ghost in the Shell : the Puppet Master -- Innocence : 2501 -- Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) : the Laughing Man -- S.A.C. 2nd GIG : the Individual Eleven -- S.A.C. Solid State Society : the Puppeteer -- Arise : Unit 501 -- Ghost in the Shell : the new movie : the origin of Public Security Section 9.

"The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, color hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today. In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind the scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22 year history of The Ghost in the Shell. Begin with the original anime, which was released in Japan in 1995 and subsequently took the West by storm, through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures"--Penguin Random House website.

M ages 18+.

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