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  • Published: 15 February 2017
  • ISBN: 9781632364234
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $60.00

The Ghost in the Shell 2 Deluxe Edition



  • This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been published in its original Japanese right-to-left format in English.
  • Supervised by the creator, this will be the definitive edition of The Ghost in the Shell.
  • Released simultaneously with new deluxe editions of the other two books in the original series.
  • Mature/18+

    NEW HARDCOVER DELUXE EDITION! Now a major motion picture!

       • Definitive new edition supervised by creator Shirow Masamune
       • In the original, right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects for the first time!
       • Released simultaneously with deluxe editions of The Ghost in the Shell 1 and 1.5

         The long-awaited sequel to Shirow Masamune's groundbreaking The Ghost in the Shell, and one of the most highly anticipated graphic novel events in many years, Man-Machine Interface is Shirow's most ambitious and complex story yet, with deep forays into philosophy and the meaning of artificial life, intelligence, and existence.

    • Published: 15 February 2017
    • ISBN: 9781632364234
    • Imprint: Kodansha
    • Format: Hardback
    • Pages: 320
    • RRP: $60.00

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    Praise for The Ghost in the Shell 2 Deluxe Edition

    "Starred review. Masamune's b&w drawings are dynamic and beautifully gestural; he vividly renders the awesome urban landscape of a futuristic, supertechnological Japan." - Publishers Weekly
    "'Ghost in the Shell' is one of my favorite stories." - Steven Spielberg
    "A stunning work of speculative fiction." -James Cameron