Summary
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊 Kōkaku Kidōtai?, literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police") is a Japanese media franchise originally published as a seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of The Ghost in the Shell.
Animation studio Production I.G has produced several different anime adaptations of Ghost in the Shell, starting with the 1995 film of the same name, telling the story of Section 9's investigation of the Puppet Master. The television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex followed in 2002, telling an alternate story from the manga and first film. The year 2013 saw the start of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise original video animation (OVA) series, consisting of four episodes through mid-2014. The series was recompiled in early 2015 as a television series titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture, airing with an additional two episodes.[1]An animated feature film produced by most of the Arise staff, titled Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie was released on June 20, 2015.
Setting
Primarily set in the mid-twenty-first century in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama, Niihama Prefecture (新浜県新浜市 Niihama-ken Niihama-shi?),[Note 1] otherwise known as New Port City (ニューポートシティ Nyū Pōto Shiti?), the manga and the many anime adaptations follow the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. Political intrigue and counter-terrorism operations are standard fare for Section 9, but the various actions of corrupt officials, companies, and cyber-criminals in each scenario are unique and require the diverse skills of Section 9's staff to prevent a series of incidents from escalating.
Power of this Verse
This verse, in general is not very powerful with most characters being Wall level, and some possibly Small Building to Building level via weaponry. Neither does it have any notable hax techniques to make up for the lack of power compared to other verses, but this is because this verse was made in order to look into political and philosophical settings, and not some fighting or cosmic series. It does, however have nuclear weapons, which potentially put it to City level destruction via weaponry of mass destruction.
Supporters and Opponents of this Verse
Supporters:
The Living Tribunal1
Neutral:
Opponents:
Character profiles (Stand Alone Complex)
High tiers:
-Hideo Kuze
-Tachikoma
Mid tiers:
-Saito
-Ishikawa
Low tiers:
-Yoko Kayabuki
-The laughing man (not very high physically compared to the main characters, but has good hacking)
Weapon Profiles
-Nuke