Tankpot

Ghost in the Shell is one of those franchises that just keeps on going. From the original manga way back in 1989 to now, there have been three full manga volumes, three animated movies, one live action movie, four seasons of tv and a tv movie, not to mention video games and hundreds of other instances of licensed merchandise. Hell, at one point you could get Ghost in the Shell airsoft guns. It’s not surprise that a movie as seminal as Ghost in the Shell (1995) would spawn a plethora of sequels, prequels and moneyspinners. Look at literally anything that is both well regarded and commercially successful, especially for something that did as well on the home video market as GitS ’95 did. What’s surprising is how consistent, barring a couple of notable exceptions, the quality of Ghost in the Shell as a franchise has been. What’s really surprising is how, for a cyberpunk property originally released in the late 1980s, it has tried to remain prescient and relevant. Without going too