M.M.A. -Massive Mesh Ambitions- / Naoya Fujita, ‘What Lies Between “Ghost in the Shell” and “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” ‘ English version also available

A media project to speculate and discuss about GHOST IN THE SHELL “M.M.A. -Massive Mesh Ambitions-”

 

The theme of ISSUE #01 is “The East.”
Naoya Fujita, ‘What Lies Between “Ghost in the Shell” and “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” ‘ is now available in English.

 

Our final piece comes from Naoya Fujita, a literary critic and supervising editor of this collection. In his book “The Theory of Ghost in the Shell” (Sakushinsha, 2021), he described the series as a form of Japanese cultural history, evolving alongside technology and society into “a tradition that creates a future.” In this article, Mr. Fujita recounts the influence “Ghost in the Shell” (“GIS”) has had on him, how his analysis of the work has helped him reconcile with the dizzying changes taking place in modern society, and how the series stands on the very boundary between fact and fiction.

 

He’ll also look back on the contributions of other authors to this collection. These articles were originally conceived as supplementary material for an extended edition of “The Theory of Ghost in the Shell.” What new insights have they brought to the theme of “The East” and how does it relate to “GIS”? Fujita tells all.