The Unclean

In 2029 artificially enhanced humans populating both the real and online worlds have made national and physical boundaries obsolete. In order to monitor the nearly infinite opportunities for crime within this often bewildering and fragmented new reality, a new breed of law enforcement agent has emerged. Welcome to Section 9.

Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese cyberpunk manga created by Masamune Shirow. GitS has had tremendous, and very well deserved success throughout the world and for a very long time. Their have been 3 manga, 2 full length animated films, several novels, a couple of video games, audio CD’s, and countless inspirations that have come from this work of Masamune.

Ghost in the Shell took the world by storm exhibiting a new dimension of anime with unprecedented and mesmerizing cinematic expression. The original film was able to seamlessly merge traditional cel animation with CGI, creating a this stunning sci-fi spectacle that broke through the boundaries of mainstream animation with detailed artistic expression and a uniquely intelligent story line.

Veteran anime writer/director/producer Mamoru Oshii, working in conjunction with the animators at Production I.G. (Blood: The Last Vampire, Kaidohmaru, Kill Bill) brought to life Masamune Shirow’s vision; it was originally serialized in 1991 in Japan’s Young Magazine manga. This excellent cyberpunk thriller was co-produced by Manga Entertainment and enjoyed both critical and popular success at the U.S. box office before becoming the first Japanese animated film to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top Video Sales Chart