Kodoani.com – Manga series Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithmwritten by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Yuki Yoshimoto, comes to a close with the announcement that eighth episodescheduled for release next summer, will mark the end. At the same time, the just released seventh episode has officially brought the story into its final part, bringing a worthy end to the journey that has lasted since 2019.
Background of The Human Algorithm takes place after the event in Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor by Masamune Shirow, further expanding the universe of the legendary series. This work skillfully explores the dark and complex aspects of the cybernetic world, where technology and humanity constantly intersect and conflict.
The plot revolves around new technological threats, as a hacker attempts to assassinate a politician while she is extolling the benefits of cybernetic prosthetics. This investigation leads Togusa and Batou's Team 9 task force to intertwined clues, from a suspicious factory on the artificial islands of southern Japan, to an anti-cybernetic cult carrying out strange ceremony. Most striking is the terrifying discovery of abandoned artificial bodies — including a shell that once belonged to one Motoko Kusanagithe famous Major of the series, who mysteriously disappeared.
Special point of The Human Algorithm lies in the way it not only delves into familiar philosophical themes Ghost in the Shell about identity, consciousness and technology, but also opens its eyes to a world where old and new values violently clash.
Fujisaku, once wrote the script for the anime Stand Alone Complex and Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIGcontinues to bring his unique vision to this story, with Yuki Yoshimoto assisting in the illustrations.
Kodansha USA brought the series to international readers, and the English version of fourth episode launched in January this year. With the final episode coming up, The Human Algorithm promises to end a journey full of mystery, action and profound philosophy — a memorable milestone in the universe. Ghost in the Shell.
