Naoki Azuma Debuts Ghost in the Shell Manga GLITCH WITCH
Kodansha’s YanMaga Web will publish new chapters every other Wednesday, with Masamune Shirow credited for the original concept.
Naoki Azuma launched GLITCH WITCH on Wednesday, setting the manga in Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell world. Its story features a battle between Project 2501 and a Solomon-class AI.
Naoki Azuma launched GLITCH WITCH on Kodansha’s YanMaga Web website on Wednesday. The new manga takes place in Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell world.
Shirow receives credit for the original concept. Chapters will arrive every other Wednesday.
The Ghost in the Shell anime’s official X/Twitter account describes a battle that unfolds as the FBI, AI researchers and the military investigate.
The fight pits Project 2501, also called “the Puppeteer,” against a Solomon-class AI entrusted with humanity’s fate. Project 2501 merges with protagonist Motoko Kusanagi at the end of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL.
Science SARU’s television anime The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) premiered on July 7. It concluded on Tuesday with episode 10.
The series aired on “Ka-Anival!!,” Kansai TV and Fuji TV’s new anime programming block. The block runs Tuesday nights at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT).
Amazon Prime Video Japan began streaming the anime on July 7 at 11:30 p.m. JST (10:30 a.m. EDT), immediately after its television broadcast.
Prime Video also exclusively streams the series simultaneously in more than 240 countries and regions worldwide, excluding mainland China, Russia and Vietnam.
The first two episodes had their global premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.
Dark Horse Comics, followed by Kodansha Comics, published Shirow’s original 1991 manga and its sequels in North America. Azuma’s other works include Keishichō Zōshi and Dragon & Ape.
Sources: The Ghost in the Shell anime's X/Twitter account via ANN
