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.

* Ghost in the Shell 2: Man / Machine Interface ( 2001 ) ( released in collected form in America on January 19, 2005 )

* Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ( 2004 ) by Mamoru Oshii

Remakes of Mario Circuit 1, Donut Plains 1, Koopa Beach 2 and Choco Island 2 appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix series in Mario Kart DS, remakes of Ghost Valley 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Battle Course 4 appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix and battles in Mario Kart Wii and remakes of Mario Circuit 2 and Rainbow Road appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix in Mario Kart 7.

* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 ( 2007 )

* Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ( 2004 )

* The United Kingdom black metal band Winterfylleth has two songs in their album The Ghost of Heritage ( 2008 ) that remembers Maldon Battle ( track 2: " The March to Maldon " ( 03: 46 ) and track 3: " Brithnoth: The Battle of Maldon ( 991 AD )")

* Ghost Busters: The Animated Series Volume 2 July 3, 2007

The location was also featured in Season 7 of Ghost Hunters on Syfy, and Season 2 of Ghost Lab on the Discovery Channel.

* In Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, the penultimate mission is set in El Paso.

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* The Ghost in the Baghdad Museum, The New York Times, April 2, 2006 by Roger Cohen

It has two purposes: ( 1 ) to confirm the participant as a member of the church, and ( 2 ) to give the participant the Gift of the Holy Ghost, which provides the recipient with spiritual gifts.

During his visit, Mason experienced the Baptism in the Holy Ghost as evidenced by the phenomenon known as " speaking in tongues " according to Acts 2: 4.

* We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2: 4 is given to believers who ask for it.

Ghost Recon's success has spawned 2 expansion packs, Desert Siege and Island Thunder, as well as numerous sequels for video game consoles and the PC.

While the former is considered indispensable evidence of one's baptism by the Holy Ghost ( as spoken of in Isaiah 28: 11, John 3: 5 ; also Matthew 3: 11, Acts 1: 5, 2: 4, 10: 45 – 46 and 19: 6, according to UPCI doctrine ), the latter gift is not necessarily held by all believers once they have initially spoken in tongues. See under heading " After the Baptism of the Spirit " in Bernard, David K. The incidents of tongues speaking described in Acts, while the same in essence, are different in operation and purpose than the tongues spoken of in I Corinthians 12 – 14.

The characters have made cameo appearances ( either visually or only voices ) and have been referenced in numerous television shows, such as Friends, Two and a Half Men, Celebrity Deathmatch, Robot Chicken, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and Saturday Night Live ( TV Funhouse ), in films such as Airheads, Clueless, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Jackass 3D, and even parodied in children shows such as Tiny Toon Adventures, Regular Show and Arthur.

Examples include the episodes Mystery of the Broken Statues, A Ghost for Scotland Yard, The Man in the Lead Mask, and The Golden Vulture.

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ( 2002 – 2003 ): the Laughing Man incident occurs.

Island remixed and altered the speed of some of the tracks, much to the annoyance of fans and the group, leading Rodney to set up his own Spear label for future releases where he would have full control, although further releases followed on Island including a dub album ( Garvey's Ghost ) and the Man in the Hills album.

In May 1993, he released a cover of his own Police song from the Ghost in the Machine album, " Demolition Man ", for the Demolition Man film.

( short for Association of World Super Men ) alongside Tiki Torch and Comrade Red ( who apparently reformed ) where they were seen with other superheroes exclusive to the show ( like United Kingdom's Big Ben, Jamaica's Ya-Mon, Africa's Mandingo, Australia's Down Under Mate, Japan's E-Male, China's Mushu Gai Man, Mexico's Mucho Muchacho, and other unnamed generic superheroes ) and two characters that look like Space Ghost and Birdman.

Among their most popular films are Buck Privates, Hold That Ghost, Who Done It ?, Pardon My Sarong, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man.

The Shadow appears as Henry Arnaud in " Atoms of Death ," " Buried Evidence ," " Death Jewels ," " Death Premium ," " Death Ship ," " Green Eyes ," " House of Silence ," " Murder Trail ," " Quetzal ," " Realm of Doom ," " The Black Master ," " The Blue Sphinx ," " The Case of Congressman Coyd ," " The Circle of Death ," " The City of Doom ," " The Condor ," " The Embassy Murders ," " The Five Chameleons ," " The Ghost Murders ," " The Man From Shanghai ," " The Plot Master ," " The Radium Murders ," " The Romanoff Jewels ," " The Seven Drops of Blood ," " The Shadow Unmasks ," " The Shadow's Shadow ," and " Wizard of Crime.

He maintained a career at Universal horror movies over the next few years, replaying the Wolf Man in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ( 1943 ), House of Frankenstein ( 1944 ), House of Dracula ( 1945 ) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ( 1948 ); playing Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein ( 1942 ); and playing Kharis the mummy in The Mummy's Tomb ( 1942 ), The Mummy's Ghost ( 1944 ) and The Mummy's Curse ( 1944 ).

Examples include, Topaz, Notorious, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Interpreter, Proof of Life, State of Play and The Ghost Writer.

Many soon-to-be-famous faces pop up, including: Lionel Jeffries (" Murder Ahoy " and " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ", Leslie Philips, Jane Asher, Anne Reid ( Coronation Street and Dinnerladies ), Edward Mulhare ( The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Knight Rider ), Patrick Troughton ( the Second Doctor ), Irene Handl, Desmond Llewelyn ( Q in the Bond films ), Sam Kydd, Sid James, Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw ( Carry On films ), Leo McKern ( Rumpole of the Bailey ), Alfie Bass ( The Army Game ), Sylvia Kay ( Just Good Friends ), Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell ( Steptoe and Son ), Barbara Mullen ( Dr Finlay's Casebook ), Richard O ' Sullivan ( Man About the House ), Geoffrey Bayldon ( Catweazle ), Billie Whitelaw, Ronald Allen, Gordon Jackson.

On June 7, 2011, the second official single " This Is All Now " was released on iTunes, with the b-side being an acoustic version of " Ghost Man on Third ".

* The Ghost Ship ( 1943 ): " Blow the Man Down "

The " Primal Man " of the Elcesaites, was also, according to the conception of these Jewish Gnostics, of huge dimensions ; viz., ninety-six miles in height and ninety-four miles in breadth ; being originally androgynous, and then cleft in two, the masculine part becoming the Messiah, and the feminine part the Holy Ghost.

Recent motion pictures in which the agency has been involved in include Fox Searchlight's Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Scott Cooper ; Richard Eyre ’ s The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney ; Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, and Kim Cattrall ; James Toback's documentary Tyson, which was the official selection in Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won a specially named " Knockout " prize ; Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won a special jury prize ; and The Women, directed by Diane English and starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Bette Midler.

# The Man who Tricked a Ghost

Lon Chaney, Jr. took over the part from Karloff in The Ghost of Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi portrayed the role in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, and Glenn Strange played the monster in the last three Universal Studios films to feature the character ( House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ); but their makeup replicated the iconic look first worn by Karloff.

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Fake Laughing Man

Man Eater 1 ( the Ghost ) is 9 ' 9 " long, and 3 ' 9 " high

Among his credits are Tsui Hark's The Seven Swords and Wilson Yip's Ip Man ; Mamoru Oshii's films The Red Spectacles, StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Ghost in the Shell, Mobile Police Patlabor and Avalon ; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ and Maison Ikkoku ; the live-action adaptation of Gantz ; and Hideo Nakata's films Ring, Ring 2, Chaos, Dark Water and Kaidan.