Tow Ubukata’s interview / The Questions of “Ghost in the Shell” as Presented by Tow Ubukata: Behind the scenes stories of the origins of “Ghost in the Shell: Arise” and the future of the series

The miniseries Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013-2014) took on a new challenge with a serial structure utilizing four directors for separate theatrical releases. Meanwhile, one man, Tow Ubukata, worked on the scripts for all of these works. Ubukata has been a series fan since the release of the first manga. While working as a writer on Arise, the internet had reached ubiquity in modern society, leaving a distinct set of struggles in depicting a future society. In this interview, we asked about that, as well as his efforts to preserve the Ghost in the Shell series for future generations and the future he envisioned for it.

 

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Photo: Eiji Hikosaka