Ghost in the Shell

In the late 1990s, French publisher Glénat brought Masamune Shirow's landmark cyberpunk saga Ghost in the Shell to a European audience, collecting the original Japanese manga into a five-issue series. The story, co-scripted with Olivier Huet, follows Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite counter-cyberterrorist unit as they navigate a future where the line between human and machine has blurred. This edition introduced Shirow's dense, philosophical thriller—a cornerstone of the genre—to a new wave of readers, cementing its influence on both comics and broader pop culture.