Masamune Shirow is a freakin genius man, read the GITS manga its awesome. I love the Idea of people being able to get a fully prosthetic body, that is absolutely fascinating to me! Imagine putting your brain into a super powerful android body. And how about those tachikomas? The spider tanks? I love ghost in the shell
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You all must be talking about the ghost in the shell series, stand alone complex? IDK, I havent seen the whole thing but what I did see was awesome. Ghost in the shell was originally a manga written and illustrated by masamune shirow, a legendary manga ka known for his amazing sci-fi drawings. The manga was then turned into a feature length film also called ghost in the shell, this movie is a must see for all fans of the tv series. It will get you into the world, and you'll learn Motoko and section 9's backstory. Also there is a short series of comics titled GITS: man machine interface by shirow which is also freakin awesome.
Basically its about a japan defense organization called section 9 that handles all sorts of cyber terrorism and stuff like that. I think it asks the question ,"what makes us human?" major motoko kusanagi is a human, but her entire body is fully prosthetic. So is she still human when no part of her body still is? There is great action, but this anime is for the thinker for sure, delving into all sorts of theorie and complicated plot lines.