Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Novel 1)
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Volume: Novel 1
Pages: 264
Distributor: Viz Media
Release date: 2007-07-17
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 16+
SKU: CT-13942
ISBN-10: 1421513943
ISBN-13: 9781421513942
Description:
The hulking cyborg counterterrorist Batou doesn't have a family; his electronic brain never dreams. So why did he dream the other night - and dream that he has a son?
At one time, Batou had a human love for his partner, the legendary Major, before he witnessed her transfiguration into something beyond humanity. Now he has only his job, and his beloved basset hound, Gabriel. But when Batou has a near-death experience in an arranged car "accident,"s; he returns home to find Gabriel has gone missing - perhaps, to go look for her owner's lost soul.
Innocence, After The Long Goodbye is the prequel to the Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence film. Contains a special bonus discussion between the director, Mamoru Oshii, and the author, Masaki Yamada.
Written by Masaki Yamada.
(added on 2007-02-06, modified on 2007-02-06)
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