Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Poster of the 2002 TV series and cover of the 1989 comic book, Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
TV series vs comic book
Kenji Kamiyama, 2002-2005

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.


Ghost in the Shell. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1989 comic book
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
movie vs comic book
Mamoru Oshii, 1995

In 2029, with the advancement of cybernetic technology, the human body can be augmented or even completely replaced with cybernetic parts. Following a request from Nakamura, chief of Section 6, she successfully assassinates a diplomat of a foreign country to prevent a programmer named Daita from defecting.


Ghost in the Shell 2.0. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1989 comic book, Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
movie vs comic book
Mamoru Oshii, 2008

A stunning new edition of Ghost in the Shell remastered and with the original animations re-produced with latest digital film and animation technologies, such as 3D-CGI. In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as ‘The Puppetmaster’.


Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1995 comic book, Ghost in the Shell: Robot Rondo
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Ghost in the Shell: Robot Rondo
Masamune Shirow, 1995
movie vs comic book
Mamoru Oshii, 2004

Opening in 2032, Public Security Section 9 cybernetic operative Batou is teamed with Togusa, an agent with very few cybernetic upgrades, following the events of Ghost in the Shell. After a series of deaths due to malfunctioning gynoid, Section 9 is asked to investigate. The deaths are believed to be premeditated murders; Batou and Togusa are sent to investigate possible terrorist or political motives.


Ghost in the Shell. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1989 comic book
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
movie vs comic book
Rupert Sanders, 2017

In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements to traits such as vision, strength, and intelligence. Augmentation developer Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to develop an artificial body, or shell, that can integrate a human brain rather than an AI. Over the objections of her designer Dr. Ouelet, Hanka Robotics CEO, Cutter, decides to use Killian as a counter-terrorism operative.


Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1989 comic book, Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
TV series vs comic book
Shinji Aramaki, 2020-

In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default, the Big 4 nations of the world are engaged in a state of never-ending Sustainable War to keep the economy going. Motoko, Batou, and other members of Public Security Section 9 have contracted themselves out as mercenaries, using their cybernetic enhancements and battle experience to earn a living while defusing hot-spots across the globe.


Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045: Sustainable War. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1989 comic book, Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
movie vs comic book
Michihito Fujii, 2021

In the year 2045, the world is in a systematic “Sustainable War”. Hired as a mercenary unit, the former members of Japan’s prestigious Section 9 face the sudden appearance of a “Post-Human”, a being of incredible intelligence and physical capabilities.