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ASU Professor Weighs In On 'Ghost In The Shell'

"Ghost in the Shell" with Scarlett Johansson
(Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
"Ghost in the Shell" with Scarlett Johansson

"Ghost in the Shell," which stars Scarlett Johansson, is adapted from a 1980s Japanese comic, or manga, in which the character Major has her brain inserted into a robotlike body.

Deb Deacon is an art historian and teaches a class at ASU about anime and comic books, and she joins me.

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