Cyberpunk is also featured prominently in anime, Akira and Ghost in the Shell being among the most notable.

In the manga and anime series Ghost in the Shell, the protagonist Motoko Kusanagi is the fully prosthetic leader of an anti-terrorist force, who lives in a future Japan where the majority of adults are cyborgs and can connect wirelessly to the Internet for real-time communication and data research.

* Many of the members of Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell universe, specifically the main characters Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, are cyborgs dependent on regular maintenance ; there are several manga ( or graphic novel ) and artbooks set in the GitS universe, as well as two feature-length anime films, three television series and three video games.

* Closed Shell Syndrome, a fictional disease in the Ghost in the Shell television series

Mamoru Oshii released the internationally acclaimed philosophical science fiction action film Ghost in the Shell in 1996.

In 2004, Mamoru Oshii released the anime movie Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence which received critical praise around the world.

Two anime television series, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: S. A. C.

In 2003, Kodansha published Ghost in the Shell 1. 5: Human-Error Processer, a collection of manga chapters previously unreleased by Shirow.

The first English-language adaptation of the original manga The Ghost in the Shell was released in December 1995 in the United States, published by Dark Horse Comics and translated by Studio Proteus.

Since the film's success abroad, most Ghost in the Shell media has been translated and released in English-speaking territories, including the anime series, which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, and the United Kingdom's AnimeCentral.

Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic police thriller dealing with the exploits of the cyborg Motoko Kusanagi, a member of a covert operations division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission known as Section 9.

The setting of Ghost in the Shell is cyberpunk or postcyberpunk.

The first entry in the franchise was Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga, first published in 1989 in Young Magazine.

A sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, was released in 2002, and a serialized manga, Ghost in the Shell 1. 5: Human-Error Processer, which contained material that was planned for but not included in the sequel, was released in 2003.

The manga was first adapted into a theatrical anime film adaptation in 1995, titled Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii.

The film was followed by a theatrical film sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, produced in 2004, which was also directed by Oshii and places the character of Batou in the lead role.

The new version premiered on 12 July 2008 in Japan as Ghost in the Shell 2. 0.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I. G, airing on Animax from 1 October 2002 to 25 March 2003 with a total of 26 episodes.

It is reprinted in many modern anthologies, such as The 2nd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories and The Penguin Book of Horror Stories.

2nd GIG, and a TV film, Ghost in the Shell: S. A. C.

However, the significance of the May 15 Incident has gained greater prominence and interest around the world thanks in large part to the acclaimed anime TV series, Ghost in the Shell: 2nd GiG of 2005, where the events of the incident are a major plot point.

* Kath Soucie as Maddie Fenton, The Lunch Lady Ghost ( 2nd voice ), Box Lunch, Grandma Ida Manson

* Kevin Michael Richardson as The Dragon Ghost, Skulker ( 2nd voice )

There, she performed all three Ghost in the Shell opening themes, " Player " for Solid State Society, " Inner Universe " for the first season, and " Rise " for 2nd Gig respectively, and substituted for Ilaria Graziano on " Yoru_Vo ", Pierre Bensusan on " ELM ", and Gabriela Robin on " Torukia ".

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Curtis has also collaborated with Yoko Kanno on the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG soundtrack.

* 2004 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Yoko Kayabuki

In the 18th episode of " Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig ", Batou is stationed on the monuments shoulder.

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex / 2nd GIG-Major Motoko Kusanagi

Other 2nd ACR Troops I ( call sign “ Iron ”), K (“ Killer ”), and G (“ Ghost ”) joined the fight minutes later.

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG-ADR Script

It is reprinted in many modern anthologies, including The 2nd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, The Penguin Book of Horror Stories and The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings.

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig-Random guy in the episode " Excavation "

2nd GIG, Ghost in the Shell: S. A. C.

* Ghost in the Shell: S. A. C 2nd GIG ( anime )

* Kazundo Gouda, a character in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig.

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* Damien Redburn ( later elected 2nd Exarch of the Republic of the Sphere, 3135 return from retirement assume rank of Ghost Paladin )

According to Merezhkovsky, the 1st ( Divine Father's ) and the 2nd ( Divine Son's ) Testaments could be seen only as being links to the 3rd one, that of the Holy Ghost.

2nd GIG and a TV movie, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex-Solid State Society.

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