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38-558: (Redirected from Operators ) For technical reasons , "Operator #5" redirects here. For the pulp hero magazine, see Operator No. 5 . [REDACTED] Look up operator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operator may refer to: Mathematics [ edit ] A symbol indicating a mathematical operation Logical operator or logical connective in mathematical logic Operator (mathematics) , mapping that acts on elements of
76-477: A 10-episode television series under the title of Kōkaku Kidōtai: Arise - Alternative Architecture . An additional fifth OVA titled Pyrophoric Cult , originally premiering in the Alternative Architecture broadcast as two original episodes, was released on August 26, 2015. Kazuchika Kise served as the chief director of the series, with Tow Ubukata as head writer. Cornelius was brought onto
114-662: A 2000 film The Operator ( Marble Hornets ), an entity that stalks the main characters in Marble Hornets . It is also known as the Slender Man. Operator (play) , a 2005 play by David Williamson Duties [ edit ] Operator (profession) , a professional designation used in various industries, e.g.: Switchboard operator , a occupation at a company offering telephone services Heavy equipment operator , operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects Operator (military) ,
152-601: A 2008 song by Shiloh "Operator", a 1970 song by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty "Operator", a 1975 song by the Manhattan Transfer from The Manhattan Transfer "Operator", a 1986 song by Little Richard from Lifetime Friend "Operator", a 1993 song by Blue System from Backstreet Dreams "Operator", a 1995 song by Real McCoy from Another Night "Operator", a 1998 song by Miss Papaya from Pink "Operator" (Floy Joy song) ,
190-410: A grammar for formal languages The Operators (disambiguation) Oper (disambiguation) Cooperator (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Operator Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Operator . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
228-554: A new Kōkaku Kidōtai anime production. On December 7, 2018, it was reported by Netflix that they had acquired the worldwide streaming rights to the original net animation (ONA) anime series, titled Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 , and that it would premiere on April 23, 2020. The series is in 3DCG and Sola Digital Arts collaborated with Production I.G on the project. Ilya Kuvshinov handled character designs. The series had two seasons of 12 episodes each. In addition to
266-477: A provisioning automation and auto-scaling strategy for Kubernetes Ableton Operator , a software synthesizer developed by Ableton Science [ edit ] Operator (biology) , a segment of DNA regulating the activity of genes Operator (linguistics) , a special category including wh- interrogatives Operator (physics) , mathematical operators in quantum physics Music [ edit ] Operator (band) , an American hard rock band Operators,
304-585: A soldier in a special operations force Operator (law enforcement) , a law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified as an operator to serve on a SWAT team Other uses [ edit ] Operator (sternwheeler) , a 1909 ship on the Skeena River Network operator , a phone carrier System operator , commonly abbreviated as sysop Operator grammar , a theory of human language See also [ edit ] Operation (disambiguation) Operator-precedence grammar ,
342-564: A song by British group Floy Joy Fiction [ edit ] Operator No. 5 , a pulp fiction hero from the 1930s Operator, a fictional group in the Ghost in the Shell series Operator (2015 film) , a 2015 American action thriller drama film starring Luke Goss Operator (2016 film) , a 2016 American comedy-drama film starring Martin Starr and Mae Whitman The Operator (film),
380-486: A space to produce elements of another space, e.g.: Linear operator Differential operator Integral operator (disambiguation) Operational calculus Computers [ edit ] Computer operator , an occupation Operator (computer programming) , a type of computer program function Operator (extension) , an extension for the Firefox web browser, for reading microformats Operator pattern ,
418-466: A synth pop band led by Dan Boeckner Operator (album) , a 2016 album by Mstrkrft "Operator" (Motown song) , a 1965 song recorded by Mary Wells and Brenda Holloway "Operator" (That's Not the Way It Feels) , a 1972 song by Jim Croce from You Don't Mess Around with Jim "Operator" (Midnight Star song) (1984), a 1984 #1 R&B/electronic dance single "Operator" (A Girl Like Me) ,
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#1732780669674456-547: Is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow . The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of The Ghost in the Shell , and later published as its own tankōbon volumes by Kodansha , is set in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9 , led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi . Animation studio Production I.G has produced several anime adaptations of
494-595: The Stand Alone Complex television series, in addition to a first-person shooter by Nexon and Neople titled Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online , released in 2016. Ghost in the Shell influenced some prominent filmmakers. The Wachowskis , creators of The Matrix and its sequels, showed it to producer Joel Silver , saying, "We wanna do that for real." The Matrix series took several concepts from
532-542: The Shell was developed by Exact and released for the PlayStation on July 17, 1997, in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is a third-person shooter featuring an original storyline where the character plays a rookie member of Section 9. The video game's soundtrack Megatech Body features various techno artists, such as Takkyu Ishino, Scan X and Mijk Van Dijk. Several video games were also developed to tie into
570-467: The Shell came from Shirow, but when Yuri asked "something more flashy", Shirow came up with "攻殻機動隊 Koukaku Kidou Tai (Shell Squad) " for Yuri. But Shirow was attached to including "Ghost in the Shell" as well even if in smaller type. Primarily set in the mid-twenty-first century in the fictional Japanese city of Niihama, Niihama Prefecture ( 新浜県新浜市 , Niihama-ken Niihama-shi ) , otherwise known as New Port City ( ニューポートシティ , Nyū Pōto Shiti ) ,
608-568: The Shell 2: Innocence , was released in 2004, with its story based on a chapter from the first manga. In 2008, DreamWorks and producer Steven Spielberg acquired the rights to a live-action film adaptation of the original Ghost in the Shell manga. On January 24, 2014, Rupert Sanders was announced as director, with a screenplay by William Wheeler. In April 2016, the full cast was announced, which included Juliette Binoche , Chin Han , Lasarus Ratuere and Kaori Momoi , and Scarlett Johansson in
646-623: The Shell: Stand Alone Complex premiered on Animax , presenting a new telling of Ghost in the Shell independent from the original manga, focusing on Section 9's investigation of the Laughing Man hacker. It was followed in 2004 by a second season titled Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG , which focused on the Individual Eleven terrorist group. The primary storylines of both seasons were compressed into OVAs broadcast as Ghost in
684-812: The Shell: Stand Alone Complex The Laughing Man in 2005 and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Individual Eleven in 2006. Also in 2006, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society , featuring Section 9's confrontation with a hacker known as the Puppeteer, was broadcast, serving as a finale to the anime series. The extensive score for the series and its films was composed by Yoko Kanno . On April 7, 2017, Kodansha and Production I.G announced that Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki would be co-directing
722-614: The anime, a series of published books, two separate manga adaptations, and several video games for consoles and mobile phones have been released for Stand Alone Complex . In 2013, a new iteration of the series titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise premiered, taking an original look at the Ghost in the Shell world, set before the original manga. It was released as a series of four original video animation (OVA) episodes (with limited theatrical releases) from 2013 to 2014, then recompiled as
760-557: The brain up to attacks from highly skilled hackers, with the most dangerous being those who will hack a person to bend to their whims. The original Ghost in the Shell manga ran in Japan from April 1989 to November 1990 in Kodansha 's manga anthology Young Magazine , and was released in a tankōbon volume on October 2, 1991. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface followed in 1997 for 9 issues in Young Magazine , and
798-463: The brain with cybernetic parts, in cases of severe trauma. This can also be combined with various levels of prostheses , with a fully prosthetic body enabling a person to become a cyborg . The main character of Ghost in the Shell , Major Motoko Kusanagi , is such a cyborg, having had a terrible accident befall her as a child that ultimately required her to use a full-body prosthesis to house her cyberbrain. This high level of cyberization, however, opens
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#1732780669674836-432: The diverse skills of Section 9's staff to prevent a series of incidents from escalating. In this post-cyberpunk iteration of a possible future, computer technology has advanced to the point that many members of the public possess cyberbrains, technology that allows them to interface their biological brain with various networks. The level of cyberization varies from simple minimal interfaces to almost complete replacement of
874-504: The film, including the Matrix digital rain , which was inspired by the opening credits of Ghost in the Shell , and the way characters access the Matrix through holes in the back of their necks. Other parallels have been drawn to James Cameron 's Avatar , Steven Spielberg 's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Jonathan Mostow 's Surrogates . James Cameron cited Ghost in the Shell as
912-418: The greatest pulp heroes found in the pages behind the gaudy covers that attracted so many". editor was Rogers Terrill. The publisher was Popular Publications of New York; the editor was Rogers Terrill . It began as a monthly; April 1936 was followed by June/July 1936, inaugurating a bimonthly period that ran to the last issue, November/December 1939, except for a brief monthly period: October/November 1936
950-443: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operator&oldid=1246984252 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Operator No. 5 Operator #5 was a pulp magazine published between 1934 and 1939. In 1931 Street & Smith , one of
988-612: The ionosphere, and future war scenarios. Both Tepperman and Rogers embedded their novels in longer story arcs that went on for many issues, involving the invasion of America. In Tepperman's case the invading force was the Purple Empire; in Rogers' case it was the Japanese, and the sequence was unresolved when the magazine was cancelled in 1939, with the Japanese dropping atom bombs on American cities. The short stories that accompanied
1026-545: The lead novel were often spy stories, and included series with repeating characters such as Red Finger and John Vedders, Secret Service Agents whose adventures were chronicled by Arthur Leo Zagat and Frank Gruber , respectively. Pulp historian Robert Weinberg regards Operator #5 as "the perfect blend of the single-character pulp and the science fiction magazine", praising the early stories by Frederick C. Davis in particular. Pulp historian Wooda Nicholas Carr agrees: " Operator #5 was, and continues to be, regarded as one of
1064-722: The lead role; the casting of Johansson drew accusations of whitewashing . Principal photography on the film began on location in Wellington , New Zealand , on February 1, 2016. Filming wrapped in June 2016. Ghost in the Shell premiered in Tokyo on March 16, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 31, 2017, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D . It received mixed reviews, with praise for its visuals and Johansson's performance but criticism for its script. In 2002, Ghost in
1102-415: The major pulp magazine publishers, launched The Shadow , the first of the hero pulps . It was an immediate success, and other publications quickly copied the format. Henry Steeger , the owner of pulp publisher Popular Publications , launched two hero pulps in 1933 in response: one was G-8 and His Battle Aces , an air-war pulp, and the other was The Spider , about a crime fighter. The Spider
1140-427: The manga and the many anime adaptations follow the members of Public Security Section 9 , a task-force consisting of various professionals skilled at solving and preventing crime, mostly with some sort of police background. Political intrigue and counter-terrorism operations are standard fare for Section 9, but the various actions of corrupt officials, companies, and cyber-criminals in each scenario are unique and require
1178-411: The manga. Two animated films based on the original manga have been released, both directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.G. Ghost in the Shell was released in 1995 and follows the "Puppet Master" storyline from the manga. It was re-released in 2008 as Ghost in the Shell 2.0 with new audio and updated 3D computer graphics in certain scenes. Innocence , otherwise known as Ghost in
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1216-587: The plot of the Pyrophoric Cult episode of Arise , and ties up loose ends from that arc. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine , which started on March 13 and ended on August 26, 2013. On May 25, 2024, it was announced that a new anime television series adaptation will be produced by Science Saru for a 2026 premiere. Saru will be in a production committee with Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha and Production I.G. Ghost in
1254-529: The project to compose the score for the series, with the Major's new voice actress Maaya Sakamoto also providing vocals for certain tracks. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie , also known as Ghost in the Shell: Arise − The Movie or New Ghost in the Shell , is a 2015 film directed by Kazuya Nomura that serves as a finale to the Ghost in the Shell: Arise story arc. The film is a continuation to
1292-471: The series. These include the 1995 film of the same name and its 2004 sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ; the 2002 television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , and its 2020 follow-up, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 ; and the Ghost in the Shell: Arise original video animation (OVA) series. In addition, an American-produced live-action film was released on March 31, 2017. The original editor Koichi Yuri says: At first, Ghost in
1330-489: Was Jimmy Christopher of the Secret Service. The novels were written by Frederick C. Davis until November 1935, then by Emile C. Tepperman until March 1938, and then Wayne Rogers for the remainder of the run; all three used the house name "Curtis Steele" on all their work for Operator #5 . The plots always involved science fictional ideas such as revival of the dead, sonic rays that could cause panic, rays that damaged
1368-503: Was collected in the Ghost in the Shell: Solid Box on December 1, 2000. Then a standard version with modifications and new pages was published on June 26, 2001. Four stories from Man-Machine Interface that were not released in tankobon format from previous releases were later collected in Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor , and published by Kodansha on July 17, 2003. Several art books have also been published for
1406-591: Was followed by December 1936, January and February 1937, and then by March/April 1937. There were 48 issues, in twelve volumes of four issues; the September/October 1938 issue was mislabelled 11/5 instead of 11/1. The page count began at 128 pages, and dropped to 112 pages with the October 1935 issue. The price was 10 cents through the magazine's run. Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell
1444-492: Was successful, and Steeger decided to add another hero pulp. Steeger's idea, which he had been mulling over for while, was for a hero who would "single-handedly, or almost, save the nation from complete destruction regularly every month". Popular engaged Frederick C. Davis to write the lead novels; Davis was "one of the most competent writers we had", in Steeger's words. The lead novels featured Operator #5 , whose real name
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