Published May 2, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT While you wait for the new anime adaptation, descend into the bowels of these strange dystopian cityscapes 5 cyberpunk manga worth reading if you love Ghost in the Shell Image: Palm Pictures Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell is a seminal cyberpunk story. Set in the fictional New Port City, Ghost in the Shell follows the exploits of Public Security Section 9, a task force dedicated to fighting crime and catching cyber-criminals. Our protagonist, Major Motoko Kusanagi, is a field commander who also happens to be a cybernetic human, making her vulnerable to attacks from the most advanced cyberhackers in a city teeming with corruption. Originally released in 1989, Masamune’s manga has been adapted across mediums, including two films, one television series, two ONA entries , and a Hollywood live-action movie starring Scarlett Johansson.…