Look at any list detailing the best anime films of all time, and there’s a good chance that Ghost in the Shell will be on there. The classic cyberpunk tale is widely regarded to be one of the greatest movies of all time, and for Cyber Monday, you can score a big discount on the original manga source material and the 4K Blu-ray version of this landmark film.
Ghost in the Shell: The Complete Classic Manga
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 is priced at $31.49 (was $55) and includes the original saga, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, and the “lost” stories from Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. The collection clocks in at over 800 pages in size and comes with notes on the series, all of the original cover pages, and a brand-new cover by Shirow.
Set in the not-so-distant future, Ghost in the Shell focuses on the cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and other members of the counter-terrorist group Section 9 as they chase down a new breed of criminal and sinister organizations. The manga is peak cyberpunk in its design, with Shirow’s creation being cited as a major influence in sci-fi films, like The Matrix trilogy.