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{{Short description|Japanese cyberpunk media franchise}}
{{About|the media franchise in general|specific works and entries in that franchise}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = ''Ghost in the Shell''
| image = Ghost in the Shell logo (1995 film).svg
| imagesize = 280
| caption = Logo used in the 1995 film adaptation of the series
| creator = [[Masamune Shirow]]
| origin = ''[[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|The Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1989–91)
| owner = {{Plainlist|
* Masamune Shirow
* [[Kodansha]]
}}
| comics = * ''[[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|The Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1989–91)
* ''The Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor'' (1991–96)
* ''The Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface'' (1997)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2009–12)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Tachikomatic Days'' (2009–15)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man'' (2013–16)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Sleepless Eye'' (2013–16)
* ''Ghost in the Shell Comic Tribute'' (2017)
* ''The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network'' (2018)
* ''The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm'' (2019–present)
| novels = * ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Lost Memory'' (2004)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Revenge of the Cold Machines'' (2004)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – White Maze'' (2005)
* ''The Ghost in the Shell: Five New Short Stories'' (2017)
| films = * ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie]]'' (2015)
* [[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|''Ghost in the Shell'']] (2017)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Sustainable War'' (2021)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – The Last Human'' (2023)
| tv_films = * ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society]]'' (2006)
| vgs = * ''[[Ghost in the Shell (video game)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1997)
* [[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004 video game)|''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'']] (2004)
* [[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2005 video game)|''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'']] (2005)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Cyber Mission'' (2011)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2011)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Tachikoma Wars!'' (2012)
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online]]'' (2017)
* ''Ghost in the Shell Arise: Stealth Hounds'' (2017)
| atv = * ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' (2002–05)
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Arise|Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045]]'' (2020–22)
| direct-to-video = * ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man'' (2005)
* ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven'' (2006)
| plays = * ''Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Ghost is Alive'' (2015)
* ''VR Noh The Ghost in the Shell'' (2020–present)
}}

'''''Ghost in the Shell'''''{{Efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo||攻殻機動隊|Kōkaku Kidōtai|{{lit}} "Mobile Armored Riot Police"|lead=yes}}}} is a [[Japanese cyberpunk]] [[media franchise]] based on the [[manga]] series [[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|of the same name]] written and illustrated by [[Masamune Shirow]]. The manga, first serialized between 1989 and 1991, is set in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization [[Public Security Section 9]], led by protagonist Major [[Motoko Kusanagi]].

Animation studio [[Production I.G]] has produced several anime adaptations of the series. These include the 1995 film [[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|of the same name]] and its 2004 sequel, ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]''; the 2002 television series ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' and its 2020 follow-up, ''[[Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045]]''; and the ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Arise]]'' [[original video animation]] series. In addition, an American-produced [[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|live-action film]] was released on March 2017. 
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