Ghost In The Shell, The: Vol. 1

Shirow Masamune

ISBN 10: 1935429019 / ISBN 13: 9781935429012

Published by Kodansha America, Inc, 2009

About this Item

2009. First Edition. Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774. . . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781935429012

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ghost In The Shell, The: Vol. 1
• Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935429019
• ISBN 13: 9781935429012
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

In a futuristic world where the line between artificial intelligence and human consciousness is ghostly thin, a cybernetic investigator is called upon to solve a peculiar case of network crime and terrorism, involving a highly intelligent being that is not organic in origin. An influential story that dares to ask what makes a human being "human" and what, exactly, is the soul?

About the Author

In 1983, Masamune published his first manga, "Black Magic" from Atlas, a science fiction dojin manga society (dojin is the Japanese term to describe an amateur fan publication). In 1985, his first major work, "Appleseed", was published by Seishinsha, without being serialized in or submitted to a manga magazine, which is quite rare in the Japanese manga publishing industry. Shortly thereafter, Shirow set up his own company, and besides working on his own manga and illustration work, took on projects from the anime and game industry. Shirow's work has been recognized and highly respected outside Japan. He has been active in numerous anime and game projects but it is rare for him to take the helm of such projects, or even to have his name used prominently.Shirow Masamune was born in Japan in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, on November 23rd, 1961. He still lives in the same district.