Line #37 ReferencedBy/GhostInTheShell


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2	[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
3	* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' gets a shout-out in episode 9 when Maria jumps out of the classroom window, holds her hand up as she falls, and vanishes.
4	* ''Anime/PsychoPass'':
5	** The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure,_Transport_and_Tourism MLIT]] plays a major role in the second season, just as it did in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' OVA 2 ''Ghost Whispers,'' also written by Tow Ubukata.
6	** Season 3 has yet ''more'' references to ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex: 2nd GIG'' with Dejima being mentioned to be the focal point of refugee relocation, and a plotline involving five refugees who have been implanted with suicide bombs and going after unknown targets.
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8	[[AC:Comic Books]]
9	* ''Comicbook/Batgirl2011'': Issue #40 is called "[[Anime/GhostInTheShell Ghost in the Cowl]]," and the title is even drawn in a pastiche of that series' logo.
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11	[[AC:Film]]
12	* ''Film/ExMachina'': [[spoiler:The blond robot in Nathan's closet is missing her arms and legs, making her look like a dead ringer of the Puppet Master from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''. Further, Ava, like the Puppet Master, has the ability to turn off the power and the question of her sentience is a key plot issue.]]
13	* ''Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem'': The trilogy has several references to ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'':
14	** ''Case 1'' involves a secret mining operation at a former disaster site digging up radioactive materials.
15	** ''Case 2's'' climax deals with a plot point involving Kyushu Island, a district called "Dejima," and a nuclear submarine.
16	** ''Case 3'' has a not-very-subtle reference to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-56mT6durto first season finale]] when [[https://streamable.com/5jy58 Frederica destroys an enemy drone by repeatedly shooting it at point blank range with a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle.]]
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18	[[AC:Live Action TV]]
19	* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': One of the promotional posters features Cameron's body from her disembodied upper torso up being suspended by wires. Visually, this resembles the Puppet Master's iconic pose from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''.
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21	[[AC:Tabletop Games]]
22	* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has a lot of thematic overlap with GITS, mostly of the transhumanist variety, but a more direct one is a variant of the Arachnoid synthmorph characters can inhabit. The variant is called the Arachnikoma, described as being a larger variant with a capsule/cockpit for a human passenger or cargo, very much like the Tachikomas.
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24	[[AC:Video Games]]
25	* ''VideoGame/BinaryDomain'': The Hollow Children (at least those who believe that they're human) living in normal society is taken from the original ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and partially from ''Blade Runner''.
26	* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'':
27	** Arakune has Color Palettes that reference a Tachikoma
28	** Bullet has Color Palettes that reference [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi]], [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Asuka Kazama]], Axl Low, Yukino Mazuyumi, Azrael
29	* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'':
30	** The Yaiba Kusanagi motorcycle is named after Major Motoko Kusanagi from ''Manga/GhostInTheShell'' (or the ancient sword that forms part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan, which Motoko named herself after, since Yaiba literally means [[BilingualBonus "blade"]]). The Kusanagi's design somewhat resembles Kaneda's bike from ''Manga/{{Akira}}''.
31	** The parade in Japantown is inspired by the one seen in ''Anime/GhostInTheShell 2: Innocence''.
32	** The HJSH-18 Masamune assault rifle is named after Creator/MasamuneShirow, the creator of ''Manga/GhostInTheShell''.
33	** One of the cyberpsychos (Lt. Mower) strongly resembles the Major.
34	* ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'':
35	** One of the augmentation companies mentioned in the Picus news reports is called [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Kusanagi]].
36	** The 10mm Zenith pistol grip is taken from the [[Manga/GhostInTheShell Seburo M-5]], the standard issue pistol of Public Security Section Nine.
37	** When the Japanese dub of Human Revolution was announced, people were not surprised to see Creator/AtsukoTanaka voice the BigBad of the series...given how she was most famous for her role as one of Cyberpunk's most famous [[Anime/GhostInTheShell works]].
38	* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': The creation of the Synths that you see in the Institute's Robotics Division is very similar to both Leeloo's re-creation in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' and the famous construction sequence from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''.
39	* ''{{VideoGame/Neptunia}}'': When Vert introduces the group to Ran-Ran, she says that Ran-Ran is the [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand Alone Complex]] of Leanbox.
40	* ''{{VideoGame/Overwatch}}'': Echo's "Ghost" spray recreates the iconic pose of Motoko Kusanagi laying on her knees while hooked up to numerous wires from ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell''.
41	* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3Paradox'':
42	** The Izanagi Devastator Tank is based on episode #2's super-tank in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''.
43	** Masamune Drones owe their name and design to Creator/ShirowMasamune and [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Tachikoma]] respectively.
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45	[[AC:Web Original]]
46	* ''Webcomic/FisheyePlacebo'': The consistent use of the police face to censor a nude Vance is similar to the "face" of The Laughing Man from ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''.
47	* ''WebVideo/MedlifeCrisis'' has a video with a ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' style Thumbnail titled ''Ghost in the Cell'', through its and proper full title is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18XT-q96tFA The Ghost Viruses Hiding in Your DNA]].
48	* In ''Literature/RedsARevolutionaryTimeline'', the UASR StateSec[=/=]SecretPolice agency is called Section 9.

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