Also known as: 攻殻機動隊, 攻殼機動隊, GHOST_IN_THE_SHELL/攻殻機動隊, GhostintheShell
Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai, literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police") is a Japanese multimedia Science Fiction and Cyberpunk franchise created in 1989 by Shirow Masamune.
The series focuses on the activities of the counter-terrorist Police organization Public Security Section 9 (公安9課), set in a futuristic, Cyberpunk Japan.
The series is comprised of Shirow's original manga (1989/1991, 2002 and 2003); two animated films (1995 and 2004) directed by Mamoru Oshii; two anime series (Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex in 2002-2003 and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig in 2004-2005), and their sequel OVA (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society in 2006); as well as several video games and novels. An American live action adaptation starring Scarlett Johannson was released in 2017.
Entries
- Ghost In The Shell: Innocence
- Ghost In The Shell 2: Man Machine Interface
- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online
- Ghost In The Shell: SAC 2045
- Ghost In The Shell Arise
- Ghost In The Shell (2017)
- The Ghost In The Shell (2026)
Characters
Main
- Major Kusanagi Motoko, squad leader of Section 9's anti-terrorist unit
- Batou (Gits), the major's partner
- Togusa (Gits), an ex-police inspector
- Chief Aramaki Daisuke, Executive Director of Section 9
