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9781591168294
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence returns to the baroque future setting of the original ground-breaking film, Ghost in the Shell. The year is 2032. Somewhere in a sprawling East Asian metropolis, blood is on the ground-human blood, spilled in the latest baffling set of murder-suicides committed by "gynoids," or robotic companions. Now it's up to Section 9 agent Batou to unravel the mystery, which weaves into the fate of his legendary partner, the Major. Batou was the only witness to the Major's disappearance into the Net and has become as compelled by her image, as by the unknown hacker attempting to seize what remains of his own humanity... * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is the long-awaited sequel to one of the most acclaimed anime of the 1990s, from the same creative team. * Full-length, full-color Ani-Manga version of the movie in four volumes, made using over 2000 stills from the actual film. * Each volume comes with elegant dustjackets from the original Japanese edition. * Japanese sound effects complete and uncut, with bonus glossary. * Special original essay by Carl Gustav Horn on director Mamoru Oshii and Innocence.Katsura, Masakazu is the author of 'Ghost In The Shell 2 Innocence', published 2005 under ISBN 9781591168294 and ISBN 1591168295.
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