THE GHOST IN THE SHELL: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM #1

This brand-new chapter fills in the gaps between The Ghost in the Shell: Human-Error Processor and Man-Machine Interface manga with a tense cyberpunk thriller written by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex script writer Junichi Fujisaku. Just in time for the release of the new Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 anime on Netflix! Hackers attempt to assassinate a politician during a speech preaching the advantages of cybernetic prosthetics. Fortunately, Togusa is there to whisk her to safety, and the investigation leads Batou to a suspicious factory in the artificial islands in southern Japan. Meanwhile, Chief Aramaki hears of a disturbing discovery at the other end of the country: dozens of artificial bodies, illegally dumped near a village where an anti-cyberization sect conducts their training and “rites.” Among the empty shells is one formerly inhabited by the woman who embodied Section 9 until she left it behind and disappeared: Major Motoko Kusanagi… Chapter TitlesChapter 1: Section 9Chapter 2: UndercoverChapter 3: White BearChapter 4: StormingChapter 5: The Beginning of ThingsChapter 6: No Master No LifeChapter 7: Invisible EnemiesNote: The digital edition (6/23/2020) for this volume was released before the print edition. — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).