The ghost in the shell. 1 / story by Junichi Fujisaku ; art by Yuki Yoshimoto ; based on The Ghost in the Shell by Shirow Masamune ; translation, Stephen Kohler ; lettering, Paige Pumphrey The human algorithm

Fujisaku, Jun'ichi 1967- (author.). Yoshimoto, Yuki, (illustrator.). Shirow, Masamune, (creator.). Kohler, Stephen, (translator.). Pumphrey, Paige, (letterer.).

Summary: "The 2030s--a decade of upheaval for Japan and Section 9. Recent events have left Togusa and his comrades full of scars and regrets. But the march of time can only quicken. Hackers attempt to assassinate a populist politician, 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 the unmistakable shape of the woman who embodied Section 9 until she disappeared: Major Motoko Kusanagi..."--Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 9781646511778
ISBN: 1646511778
Physical Description: print
249 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Edition: English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Publisher: New York : Kodansha Comics, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"The long-awaited follow-up to The Ghost in the Shell 1.5"--Cover. "First published in Japan in 2020 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Koukaku kidoutai: the human algorithm, volume 1" -- Colophon. "A Kodansha Comics trade paperback original"--Colophon. Translated from the Japanese. Reads from right to left.
Target Audience Note:	Rated OT, for ages 16+.