A review by dreadpirateshawn
Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1) by Masamune Shirow

2.0

This one is tricky. I absolutely love the various anime that has arisen from this work -- the concept, the storylines, the action scenes, the cyberpunk attitude. But where the anime accentuates the subtle and introspective, the manga sticks with the crass and slapstick. Where the anime is well-polished, the manga is hard to follow. I wouldn't love the anime if it more closely resembled the manga, but I definitely wouldn't *have* the anime if not for the impressive raw material created in the manga.

So -- two stars. I did like it, but mostly because I was already determined to like it.