Новинки Ота Масанори

«Призрак в доспехах 1,5: Процессор с человеческой погрешностью» представляет собой сборник из четырех самостоятельных историй о деятельности Девятого отдела Службы общественной безопасности, дополняющих события оригинальной манги «Призрак в доспехах» и продолжения «Призрак в доспехах 2: Человеко-машинный интерфейс», повествующего о дальнейшем пути Майора после ее ухода из отдела. Впервые истории, изданные в виде отдельной книги, публиковались с 1991-го по 1996 год в журнале «Young Magazine». Информационные войны в Сети и удаленный взлом сознания, встреча Тогусы с дистанционно управляемой оболочкой Мотоко, убийства, компьютерные вирусы, похищения людей, тайные операции и борьба с терроризмом — таковы будни Девятого отдела…

В «полуторный» том включены следующие истории: «Большая шишка» (1991), «Подчиненный диск» (1992), «Мины для разума» (1995) и «Утраченное прошлое» (1996), а также небольшое авторское предисловие и комментарии к каждой из глав, сделанные в 2003 году.

«Человеко-машинный интерфейс» – продолжение истории Мотоко Кусанаги, главной героини манги «Отряд особого назначения» («Призрак в доспехах»), которое вышло отдельной книгой в 1991 году. События здесь разворачиваются спустя примерно четыре года и пять месяцев после того, как Мотоко совершила слияние с самопровозглашенной искусственной формой жизни и ушла из Девятого отдела Службы общественной безопасности.

Классика киберпанка, всемирно известная манга Сиро Масамунэ (настоящее имя мангаки - Масанори Ота) о деятельности Девятого отдела, ведущего в Японии первой трети XXI века борьбу с кибер- и просто террористами, – одно из важнейших произведений, представляющих новую реальность ближайшего будущего, когда машинный интеллект и бессмертная человеческая душа станут единым в «доспехах» сознания. Начав выходить в мае 1989 года в журнале Young Magazine, манга обрела статус культовой, вдохновив многих подражателей. Сам же автор вдохновлялся произведением Артура Кёслера «Дух в машине» (Ghost in the machine), которое, в свою очередь, вобрало в себя идеи…

ハリウッド実写映画化を機に豪華作家陣が集結! 影響を受けた『攻殻機動隊』のキャラクターと世界観を愛と敬意を持って描きおろす公式トリビュート!! 参加漫画家は、衣谷遊、Boichi、井上智徳、山本マサユキ、今井ユウ、多田乃伸明、小池ノクト、大山タクミ、トニーたけざき、平本アキラ(ポスター)。

Intron Depot 4: Bullets

Orion (4th edition)

In the 22nd century, New York City is a war-torn place ruled by warlords and a giant robot mayor with three eyes and a three-piece suit. While there, Deunan and her cyborg lover Briareos stumble across two citizens of a legendary utopia. It's up to them to guard what could be humanity's best chance to rebuild.

Masamune Shirow, creator of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed, is famed worldwide for his groundbreaking contributions to manga and animation, and his work in the game industry is equally impressive. Intron Depot 5: Battalion presents Shirow's stunning design and conceptual art for Asura Fantasy, RF Online, Fire Emblem, and others, showcasing 128 pages of characters, costumes, weapons, gear, and environments, all in glorious color. In his commentary, Shirow discusses his increasingly sophisticated CG technique as well as the unique demands of working in Japan's fast-paced game industry. A must for any manga, anime, or gaming enthusiast and essential for any fantasy/science-fiction artist.

Deep into the 21st 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 technoscape, the covert-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers the digital future has to offer. Whether dealing with remote-controlled corpses, lethally malfunctioning micromachines, or cop-killer cyborgs, Section 9 is determined to serve and protect . . . and reboot some cybercrook ass! Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now.

March 6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist Net security expert, heading the investigative department of the giant multi-national Poseidon Industrial. Partly transcending the physical world and existing in a virtual world of networks, Motoko is a fusion of multiple entities and identities, deploying remotely controlled prosthetic humanoid surrogates around the globe to investigate a series of bizarre incidents. Meanwhile, Tamaki Tamai, a psychic detective from the Channeling Agency, has been commissioned to explore strange changes in the temporal universe brought about by two forces, one represented by the teachings of a professor named Rahampol, the other by the complex, evolving Motoko entity. What unfolds will all be in a day’s work—a day that will change everything, forever.

The long-awaited sequel to Shirow Masamune’s groundbreaking The Ghost in the Shell, and one of the most highly anticipated graphic novel events in many years, Man-Machine Interface is Shirow’s most ambitious and complex story yet, with deep forays into philosophy and the meaning of artificial life, intelligence, and existence. Utilizing awe-inspiring digital effects on a level never before seen in the annals of graphic fiction, Shirow has raised the bar for what can be achieved, page after page!

Pixu

Appleseed book 4 3rd ed

Где проходит грань между кибермашиной и человеческой душой, в мире, в котором разум человека может быть воссоздан программно? Что значит быть человеком? Работа Сиро Масамунэ, создателя "Яблочного зернышка", "Ориона" и "Доминиона: танковая полиция". Эпопея, антиутопический рассказ о политике, секретных операциях и киборгах.

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…

Black magic 2nd ed

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Appleseed book 2 3rd ed

Original Title
Dominion: Tank Police


Welcome to the future, where the norms are vast bio-constructed cities, air is toxic enough to force citizens to wear oxygen masks and crime is so severe that the cops drive tanks! When a mysterious winged girl with the power to cleanse the poisoned air is kidnapped by the villainous Buaku, police mini-tank commander Leona Ozaki, her tank Bonaparte and her lovesick partner Al must confront the arch-criminal and his catgirl molls — the beautiful and deadly Annapuma and Unipuma — before Buaku's master plan kicks into gear. Buaku has more than money on his mind, and the future fate of humanity hangs in the balance!

Produced by international comics superstar Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell, Dominion is an ecological-dystopian-police procedural adventure/comedy as only Shirow can create! This new edition is published for the first time in America in right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan.

Original Title
ドミニオンC1コンフリクト


Welcome to the future of vast bio-constructed cities with crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! For top tank-cop Leona Ozaki (and her trusty tank, Bonaparte), the day-to-day is a tall order already, but when the villainous and sexy (and super-powered androids!) Puma sisters become duly deputized officers of the law and are assigned to "help" Leona catch Urushi-Maru, "The Skyscraper Pirate," things are bound to get out of hand, especially in the midst of a full-on, tank-on-tank streetfight between Leona and a corrupt arms manufacturer bent on getting the city's police tank contract!