{"product_id":"9798888776711","title":"The Ghost in the Shell Legacy Edition Manga Box Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvery page of the defining work of modern cyberpunk returns in an ultimate, uncensored edition that matches the final Japanese manga, packaged in a box set featuring two brand-new illustrations by creator Shirow Masamune, 11 exclusive posters, and a set of multicolored Fuchikoma robot stickers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a new anime adaptation of the manga on the horizon from Science Saru (\u003ci\u003eDandadan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken!\u003c\/i\u003e), there has never been a better time to experience the three volumes of the manga that changed the world of science fiction, inspiring generations of readers, artists, authors, and filmmakers around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince debuting in Japan in 1989 and in the West as a monthly comics series in 1995, Shirow Masamune's manga \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e has become the type species of cyberpunk, with its brain jacks, neural chips, military drones, and optical camo setting the visual standard that would be followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, while its blend of white-hot procedural action and eager intellectual curiosity about the shape of the near future bridged the noir-tinged, American cyberpunk of the 1980s and the globalized, metaphysical stimulation overload that would characterize much of the science fiction of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the English and Japanese editions of this masterpiece have never quite matched each other. That finally changes with the Legacy Edition, which restores the pages that had been edited in the original \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e manga. The set also includes the acclaimed Deluxe Edition localization of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 2.0: Man-Machine Interface\u003c\/i\u003e. All three are reproduced in a high-quality hardcover, right-to-left manga format, with all the pages included in the latest version currently in print in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA premium slipcase featuring two brand-new illustrations by original author Shirow Masamune, created specifically for this box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne new piece and ten posters from the rare, limited-edition 1997 Cyberdelics box set, never before released in English, reproduced in new versions featuring a staggering range of special print effects, including etched metallic paper, vinyl stock, and holographic spot gloss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe new, 10-inch-wide posters come rolled (not folded) and packed in a rigid box inside the slipcase for added protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA set of multicolored Fuchikoma robot stickers, also from Cyberdelics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA double-sided poster with Shirow-sensei's explanation of his artistic process and the poster art, never before translated into English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell (1991)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeep 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor (2003)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \"lost\"  Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing  work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his  tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. Focusing on  Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error  Processor. Features the stories \"Fat Cat,\" \"Drive Slave,\" \"Mines of  Mind,\" and \"Lost Past.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface (2001)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch  6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist  Net security expert, heading the investigative department of the giant  multi-national Poseidon Industrial. Partly transcending the physical  world and existing in a virtual world of networks, Motoko is a fusion of  multiple entities and identities, deploying remotely controlled  prosthetic humanoid surrogates around the globe to investigate a series  of bizarre incidents. Meanwhile, Tamaki Tamai, a psychic detective from  the Channeling Agency, has been commissioned to explore strange changes  in the temporal universe brought about by two forces, one represented by  the teachings of a professor named Rahampol, the other by the complex,  evolving Motoko entity. What unfolds will all be in a day's work—a day  that will change everything, forever.","brand":"Kodansha International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085251805245,"sku":"9798888776711","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9798888776711_p0.jpg?v=1775261000","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9798888776711","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}