However, the phrase “ghost in the machine” was actually coined by another philosopher named Gilbert Ryle, with whom Koestler shared the key belief that the mind is not independent of the body. The author of the “Ghost In the Shell” manga, Masamune Shirow, has stated it was inspired by and named to tribute philosopher Arthur Koestler’s 1967 book “Ghost In the Machine.” This work explores the mind-body relationship. His peepers are then replaced with the familiar goggles that Batou needs in order to be Batou.
However, he still sustains permanent damage to his eyes. In the live-action film, Major shields Batou from a deadly explosion set by Kuze. These enhancements were apparently standard issue for JDSF Rangers.
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It is revealed in the animated series “Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” (2004-2005) that it was when Batou served with the JDSF (Japanese Self-Defense Force) that he received his trademark cylindrical cybernetic eyes. However, we never get the backstory as to how he got these prosthetic parts or why. Then, at the conclusion of the movie, we see even one of Batou's arms is robotic. Plus, we can see Batou has obviously had his natural eyes swapped out. In the the original anime, we know several members of the Section 9 team have cybernetic upgrades because, near the beginning of the film, Major tells Togusa that she recruited him because he is mostly-human, unlike the rest of the squad. We think it is a commendable achievement just to have successfully adapted some of the insane visuals from the anime. It is the natural next step to do a live action version.
In 2008, Oshii pulled a George Lucas and released “Ghost In the Shell 2.0,” in which quite a few scenes were replaced with 3D CG animation. For example, in the manga, the story takes place in the fictional Japanese metropolis of New Port City in Niihama prefecture, while in the anime, the story is set in a future Hong Kong. Here’s the thing, though: when director Mamoru Oshii did the anime in 1995, he was able to pick and choose what he wanted to use from the manga, as well as adding plenty of his own flavor. It was first serialized in 1989 under the title “Mobile Armored Riot Police.” When the series was collected and released, it was under the author’s intended title, “Ghost In the Shell.” The manga was popular enough to spawn two more collections and, of course, the animated movies and shows. This popular franchise started as a manga written by Masamune Shirow.
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