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October 30, 2024
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TRANSGRESSION, FUSION AND DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY. THE GRAPHIC KEYS OF GHOST IN THE SHELL

Publicated to:Con A De Animación. 2019 (9): 118-131 - 2019-01-01 2019(9), DOI: 10.4995/caa.2019.11338

Authors: García, CC

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Univ Politecn Valencia - Author

Abstract

In 2017, Ghost in the Shell. The Soul of the Machine was released in a real-image version of the animated film Ghost in the Shell, created by Mamoru Oshii in 1995 from the manga of Masamune Shirow Kokaku Kidotai (1989). While the remake tried to honor the plastic universe of the director and the entire saga, its aesthetic approach showed some differences that made the new proposal a technophobic and pessimistic version. The reason is that while this review highlights the human essence as a superior feature, the anime defended cyborg hybridization as a revolutionary attitude and open to the future. To develop that optimistic view, Oshii used three graphic clues that defined the discourse of his film, to highlight the transgressed limits, to represent the fusion of opposites, and to design the dangerous possibilities that the technological future could bring. In our opinion, those three ideas already appeared in a work previous to Oshii's film, which looked to the future in a very similar way: Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto (1991). This article addresses the translation of these theoretical assumptions to their aesthetic representation through animation, a genre that offered Oshii the possibilities with which to create a unique universe.

Keywords

Art and art historyArteBellas artesCiencias humanasCiencias socialesFilm and theatre studiesFilm, radio, televisionHistoriaVisual arts and performing arts

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Con A De Animación due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2019, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned classified as A+ in other national agencies such as CIRC.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-16:

  • Open Alex: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 8.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 10 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (García Gascón, César) and Last Author (García Gascón, César).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been García Gascón, César.