{"product_id":"the-ghost-in-the-shell-legacy-edition-manga-box-set","title":"Ghost in the Shell Legacy Edition Manga Box Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery page of the defining work of modern cyberpunk returns in an ultimate, uncensored edition that matches the final Japanese manga, packaged in a box set featuring two brand-new illustrations by creator Shirow Masamune, 11 exclusive posters, and a set of multicolored Fuchikoma robot stickers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince debuting in Japan in 1989 and in the West as a monthly comics series in 1995, Shirow Masamune’s manga \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has become the type species of cyberpunk, with its brain jacks, neural chips, military drones, and optical camo setting the visual standard that would be followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while its blend of white-hot procedural action and eager intellectual curiosity about the shape of the near future bridged the noir-tinged, American cyberpunk of the 1980s and the globalized, metaphysical stimulation overload that would characterize much of the science fiction of the 21st century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor decades, the English and Japanese editions of this masterpiece have never quite matched each other. That finally changes with the Legacy Edition, which restores the pages that had been edited in the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e manga. The set also includes the acclaimed Deluxe Edition localization of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 2.0: Man-Machine Interface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. All three are reproduced in a high-quality hardcover, right-to-left manga format, with all the pages included in the latest version currently in print in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso included:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA premium slipcase featuring two brand-new illustrations by original author Shirow Masamune, created specifically for this box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne new piece and ten posters from the rare, limited-edition 1997 Cyberdelics box set, never before released in English, reproduced in new versions featuring a staggering range of special print effects, including etched metallic paper, vinyl stock, and holographic spot gloss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe new, 10-inch-wide posters come rolled (not folded) and packed in a rigid box inside the slipcase for added protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA set of multicolored Fuchikoma robot stickers, also from Cyberdelics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA double-sided poster with Shirow-sensei’s explanation of his artistic process and the poster art, never before translated into English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Source: Kodansha)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Manga Menagerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47594466640064,"sku":"9798888776711","price":276.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/2669\/3824\/files\/TheGhostintheShellLegacyEditionMangaBoxSet.jpg?v=1772252500","url":"https:\/\/themangamenagerie.shop\/products\/the-ghost-in-the-shell-legacy-edition-manga-box-set","provider":"The Manga Menagerie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}