Masamune Shirow Boeken

The exciting cyberpunk series from two manga legends: Shirow Masamune, the creator of Ghost in the Shell, and Rikudou Koushi, the creator of Excel Saga!

The exciting cyberpunk series from two manga legends: Shirow Masamune and Rikudou Koushi!

BEACH BREAK!Captain Robert Altman, last seen facing off against Poseidon’s battle robot, Caduceus, has disappeared! Was he killed? Or does Poseidon have something even more sinister in store for him? Meanwhile, a trip to the beach for Nene, Clarion, and Phobos turns dangerous when a Korobase security bot possessed by Niko-chan goes haywire!

MARINE MISCHIEF! While exploring Korobase Hotel's private beach, Nene meets a young woman in virtual space who's learning to use a full-body prosthetic...though not a human one! Elsewhere, Proselpina learns of her beloved Captain Robert Altman's death, and begins to untangle Poseidon's sinister plot!

POSEIDON ON THE PRECIPICE! The secret society Poseidon is finally ready to execute the Apollo Seed Project, even if it makes them enemies of the entire world! And they aren't the only ones moving into a new phase. Some major changes are in store for Nene, too!

The exciting cyberpunk series from two manga legends: Shirow Masamune and Rikudou Koushi!

In a world in which the human mind can be programmed like a computer, where does the human soul end and the cybernetic machinery begin? What does it mean to be human? From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police, comes an epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude!

Earth lies devastated after World War III, and even within the protected confines of Olympus City, away from the lethal Badside Zones, discontent is rife. As human rebels plan an uprising against the supercomputer that controls the city, two Badsiders find themselves thrown into the fray.

The planet is in a constant state of tumult. As rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence?

Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down. From Shirow Masamune, the award-winning creator of Appleseed and Dominion, comes The Ghost in the Shell, the breakthrough manga that inspired the internationally acclaimed animated film. An epic dystopian tale of politics, technology, and metaphysics, The Ghost in the Shell has been hailed worldwide as an unparalleled visionary work of graphic fiction. And now it’s ready to dazzle the imagination in its second millennium.