{"product_id":"the-ghost-in-the-shell-legacy-edition-manga-box-set-hardcover-9798888776711","title":"The Ghost in the Shell Legacy Edition Manga Box Set (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new anime adaptation of the manga on the horizon from Science Saru (\u003cem\u003eDandadan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken!\u003c\/em\u003e), there has never been a better time to experience the three volumes of the manga that changed the world of science fiction, inspiring generations of readers, artists, authors, and filmmakers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince debuting in Japan in 1989 and in the West as a monthly comics series in 1995, Shirow Masamune's manga \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, the English and Japanese editions of this masterpiece have never quite matched each other. That finally changes with the \u003cem\u003eLegacy Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, which restores the pages that had been edited in the original \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/em\u003e manga. The set also includes the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eDeluxe Edition\u003c\/em\u003e localization of \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost in the Shell 2.0: Man-Machine Interface\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included:\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 \u003cem\u003eCyberdelics\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eCyberdelics\u003c\/em\u003e\n\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","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47814772064497,"sku":"9798888776711","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/9798888776711.jpg?v=1779482500","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/the-ghost-in-the-shell-legacy-edition-manga-box-set-hardcover-9798888776711","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}