(W/A/CA) Shirow Masamune. This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been published in its original Japanese right-to-left format in English. Supervised by the creator* this will be the definitive edition of The Ghost in the Shell. 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!