Ghost in the Shell, released in 2017, has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most infamous cinematic remakes. Plagued by controversy and lackluster reviews, this Scarlett Johansson-led film grossed ...

In a dystopian future, humanity has made great strides and people have the ability to upgrade their bodies in any conceivable way using the cyber technology of the Hanka Robotics corporation. This ...

Whenever I can, I try to learn about the context of a controversial story before fully judging it. I fail to do so on plenty of occasions — I’m only human — but I try every time. And that’s why I didn ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If you have never watch or read any part of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell, then you might ...

Matthew Magnus Lundeen is a writer, critic, and aspiring cinephile trying way too hard and simultaneously not enough. He writes anime features for Game Rant when he isn't trying to write fiction.

In 1995, Ghost in the Shell debuted. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, written by Shirow Masamune and Kazunori Itô, based on the manga The Ghost in the Shell by Shirow Masamune, and animated by Production I.G ...

In 2025, anime feels relatively ubiquitous. With the rise of streaming and the wider accessibility that the internet affords, anime has become one of the most pervasive forms of entertainment across ...

Written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, the Ghost in the Shell manga was originally published from 1989 through 1990, and it received a few print sequels several years later. This deluxe hardcover ...