For detailed information about this series, see: Ghost in the Shell Wiki
Motoko Kusanagi, the main character of the series.
Ghost in the Shell is a media franchise that began with a seinen manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow and published in Young Magazine Kaizokuban.
Manga[]
- Ghost in the Shell (1989 - 1991)
- Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor (September 26th, 1991 - July 22nd, 1996)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface (June 30th - August 22nd, 1997)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (March 13th, 2013 - June 20th, 2016)
Movie[]
- Ghost in the Shell (November 18th, 1995)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (March 6th, 2004)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (June 20th, 2015)
- Ghost in the Shell (March 16th, 2017)
Video Games[]
- Ghost in the Shell (July 17th, 1997), PlayStation.
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (March 4th, 2004), PlayStation 2.
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (September 15th, 2005), PlayStation Portable.
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (July 1st, 2017), Windows.
Anime[]
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (October 1st, 2002 - January 8th, 2005)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (April 5th - June 14th, 2015)
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (April 23, 2020 – present)
Links to Other Series[]
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Shadow Complex | August 19, 2009 | The WSA2 Tarantulas from Shadow Complex resemble the think tanks from Ghost in the Shell, with the third WSA2 Tarantula boss fight paying homage to a scene in the Ghost in the Shell film. | 3 |
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Puzzle & Dragons | June 14, 2015 | As part of a special collaboration event, Puzzle & Dragons featured a dungeon with creatures from Ghost in the Shell. | 1a |
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Kemono Friends | 2015 | Ghost in the Shell characters appear in Kemono Friends for a collaboration event. | 1 |
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Anime Abandon | March 03, 2017 | Bennett The Sage reviews “Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society” and sequels later on. | 2 |
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Daitomodachi | March 31, 2017 | Ghost in the Shell is parodied in the Daitomodachi episode "Motoko Gets Hacked". | 3 |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four | April 23, 2020 | Nineteen Eighty Four is mentioned in the SAC 2045 episode "Revolution Of The Fourteen Year Olds". (see details) |
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Shin Megami Tensei | December 17, 2020 | Ghost in the Shell characters appear in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 for a special collaboration. | 1 |
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Medabots | February 4, 2021 | There are Medabots in Medabots S designed after characters from Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as part of a collaboration event. | 3 |
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LifeAfter | February 18, 2021 | Characters from Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 appear in LifeAfter during a collaboration event. (see details) |
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Call of Duty | August 3, 2022 | Characters from Ghost in the Shell appear in Call of Duty: Mobile as operator skins. | 1 |
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Cyberpunk | September 13, 2022 | Edgerunners features multiple references to Ghost in the Shell. | 3 |
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Girls' Frontline | February 29, 2024 | Characters from Ghost in the Shell appear in Girls' Frontline as part of a collaboration event. | 1 |