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Batou
is a main male character in Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' series. He is the second-best melee fighter in Section 9,Official Log 1, page 23. and is the second in command under Major Motoko Kusanagi. He is a battle-hardened cyborg special operative with a long distinguished military career and a no-nonsense attitude. Though he looks imposing, he is known for his warm heart, sense of humor, and love for animals. Conception and creation Batou's serves as pointman whose combat specialty is " near combat." Batou often acts as the Section 9 team's comedic relief. Background Batou's limbs are all prosthetic; despite the fact that exercise provides negligible benefit, Batou enjoys jogging and weightlifting as a hobby. Shirow's characterization of Batou in the manga, and indeed the other members of Section 9, is notably more light-hearted than the characterization used in Mamoru Oshii's films of the same name. His eyes, though prosthetic, often bulge comically when he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachikomas
This is a list of fictional characters in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' media franchise created by Masamune Shirow. Public Security Section 9 members Section Chief Directors Chief Daisuke Aramaki :Voiced by: Tamio Ōki, Tamio Oki (Japanese, films), Osamu Saka (Japanese, ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Stand Alone Complex''), Ikkyu Juku (Japanese; ''Ghost in the Shell: Arise, ARISE''); William Frederick Knight (English; films, ''Stand Alone Complex'' TV series, Bandai Visual dub; Ghost in the Shell (video game), 1997 game, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004 video game), 2004 game, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2005 video game), 2005 game), Russell Roberts (English; ''Stand Alone Complex'' Original video animation, OVAs, Ocean Productions, Ocean dub), Rik Thomas (English; ''Stand Alone Complex'', Animax Asia dub), John Swasey (English; ''ARISE'', Funimation dub) :Portrayed by: Takeshi Kitano, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano (Ghost in the Shell (2017 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several projects (including ''Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe'', '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'', '' Injustice 2'' and ''Mortal Kombat 11''), Zangetsu in ''Bleach'', Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in '' Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Etemon and Myotismon in ''Digimon'', Batou in '' Ghost in the Shell'', Xehanort/Ansem in ''Kingdom Hearts'', Joseph Joestar in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' and '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable'', Black Ghost/Skull in ''Cyborg 009'', Akuma in ''Street Fighter V'', Daisuke Jigen in '' Lupin the Third'' and Andrall in '' Gormiti Nature Unleashed''. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles. Filmography Anime Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motoko Kusanagi
Major , or just "Major", is the main protagonist in Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' manga and anime series. She is a synthetic "full-body prosthesis" augmented- cybernetic human employed as the field commander of Public Security Section 9, a fictional anti-cybercrime law-enforcement division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission. Being strong-willed, physically powerful, and highly intelligent cyberhero, she is well known for her skills in deduction, hacking and military tactics. Conception and creation Motoko Kusanagi's body was designed by the manga author and artist Masamune Shirow to be a mass production model so she would not be conspicuous. Her electrical and mechanical system within is special and features parts unavailable on the civilian market. Shirow intentionally chose this appearance so Motoko would not be harvested for those parts. Character In the 1995 anime film adaptation, character designer and key animator supervisor Hiroyuki Okiura, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Ōtsuka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion. The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke ('' Lupin III franchise''), Black Jack ('' Black Jack''), Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake and Venom Snake (''Metal Gear'' games), Gamigami Devil (''Popolocrois''), Ryoma Hoshi ('' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony''), Shunsui Kyouraku (''Bleach''), Lieutenant Garuru (''Sgt. Frog''), Gwendel von Voltaire (''Kyo Kara Maoh!''), Batou ('' Ghost in the Shell'' series and movies), Blackbeard/Marshall D. Teach (''One Piece''), Tadakatsu Honda ('' Samurai Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series), twin police inspectors Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (''Detective Conan''), Bryan Hawk (''Hajime no Ippo''), All For One (''My Hero Academia''), Thorkell ('' Vinland Saga''), Wam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell (2017 Film)
''Ghost in the Shell'' is a 2017 science fiction action film directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger, based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche. Set in a near future when the line between humans and robots is blurring, the plot follows the Major (Johansson), a cyborg supersoldier who investigates her past. Filming for ''Ghost in the Shell'' took place in New Zealand from February to June 2016, with additional filming in Hong Kong that June. The film premiered in Tokyo on March 16, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 31, 2017, in IMAX, 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its cast performances, visual style, action sequences, cinematography and musical score, but criticism for its plot and lack of character development. The casting of white actors (particu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section 9
is a fictional gendarmerie-style information security and intelligence department from Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' manga and anime series. In the franchise, its jurisdiction exists under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In some translations, the name is given as Public Safety Section 9. In the original film, it is known as the Shell Squad or Security Police Section 9. In the original publication of the manga, it was known as Mobile Armored Riot Police Section 9. Regardless of translation, when spoken of by the characters, it is simply referred to as Section 9. The Section-9 is composed of former military officers, forensics scientists, and police detectives; these agents answer only to the Chief Director and the Prime Minister of Japan. Most information about Section 9 remains highly classified; the Ministry of Home Affairs does not comment on the details of its activities. The public at large is unaware that Section 9 even exists, though the National Diet a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Security Section 9
is a fictional gendarmerie-style information security and intelligence department from Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' manga and anime series. In the franchise, its jurisdiction exists under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In some translations, the name is given as Public Safety Section 9. In the original film, it is known as the Shell Squad or Security Police Section 9. In the original publication of the manga, it was known as Mobile Armored Riot Police Section 9. Regardless of translation, when spoken of by the characters, it is simply referred to as Section 9. The Section-9 is composed of former military officers, forensics scientists, and police detectives; these agents answer only to the Chief Director and the Prime Minister of Japan. Most information about Section 9 remains highly classified; the Ministry of Home Affairs does not comment on the details of its activities. The public at large is unaware that Section 9 even exists, though the National Diet and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togusa
is the second most prominently featured male character in Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' manga and anime series. In '' Stand Alone Complex'', as well as the original ''Ghost in the Shell'' film, it is stated that he is the youngest member of Section 9 and the only family man. His voice is provided by Kōichi Yamadera in most of his appearances, while Hirotaka Suzuoki provides his voice in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' PlayStation game. Chin Han portrayed Togusa in the 2017 film. Togusa has not undergone cybernetic replacement in some manner as he had been referred to as a ''natural'' (though he does have a cyberbrain). Brought to the team by Daisuke Aramaki from the Keishichō, Togusa is an asset for "his new perspective, human intuition and analytical skills for their investigation of cyborg crimes." Conception and creation Section 9 recruited Togusa for his excellent detective work, incorruptible idealism, and his lack of cyberization. The Major's reasoning for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell (video Game)
is a cyberpunk-themed third-person shooter video game developed by Japan Studio, Exact and Production I.G for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. A part of the larger ''Ghost in the Shell'' media franchise, it utilizes the same English voice cast as the Ghost in the Shell (1995 film), feature film of the same name, although the two do not share a story continuity. The game was first released in July 1997, along with soundtrack albums, an artbook and a guidebook. The game's story and art design were written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, the author of the Ghost in the Shell (manga), original manga. ''Ghost in the Shell''s plot revolves around a recruit of Public Security Section 9 as he investigates and combats the Human Liberation Front. The player controls a Fuchikoma, a robotic fighting vehicle capable of traversing walls and ceilings. The game received mainly positive reviews. It was praised for its graphics, animation, music and unusual wall-climbing mechanics. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilou Asbæk
Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk (; born 2 March 1982) is a Danish actor. He is known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama '' Borgen'', and as Euron Greyjoy in the television series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life Asbæk was born in Copenhagen, the son of gallery owners Maria Patricia (''née'' Tonn) and Jacob A. Asbæk, who run Galerie Asbæk in Copenhagen. His mother was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Danish father and a French mother. His father is from Hammel. He has two older brothers, Thomas Asbæk, an art consultant at Asbæk Art Consulting, and Martin Asbæk, a gallery owner at Martin Asbæk Gallery. Asbæk went to boarding school at Herlufsholm School, where he was active in drama productions. He graduated from Denmark's Danish National School of Performing Arts in the summer of 2008. Career Television In 2009, Asbæk played soldier David Grüner in an episode of the second season of the Danish TV series '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, which spawned the Ghost in the Shell, media franchise of the same name. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine, Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban'' from 1989 to 1991, under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'', and was later published in one ''tankōbon'' volume. Set in the mid-21st-century, it tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi. ''Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface'' was the sequel work which follows the story of Motoko after merging with the Puppeteer. The last volume, ''Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor'', contains four separate cases. The books contain Shirow's thoughts on design and philosophy, including sociological issues, the consequences of technological advances and themes on the nature of consciousness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kaye (voice Actor)
David Kaye is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for animation roles such as Megatron in five of the ''Transformers'' series (''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'', '' Armada'', '' Energon'', and ''Cybertron''), Optimus Prime in '' Transformers: Animated'', Professor X, Jamie Madrox and Apocalypse in '' X-Men: Evolution'', Cronus in ''Class of the Titans'', Khyber and Shocksquatch in '' Ben 10: Omniverse'', several characters in '' Avengers Assemble'', the newsreel announcer in the Pixar film '' Up'', and Duckworth in the reboot of ''Ducktales''. He is also known for anime roles including Sesshōmaru in ''Inuyasha'' and Treize Khushrenada in '' Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', and video game roles such as Clank in the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series and Nathan Hale in the '' Resistance'' series. He is also the announcer for ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' on HBO and voiced the Celestial Arishem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals''. Early life During the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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