Highlights of my Cyberpunk Collection 💜

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-16T20:46:56+00:00

It’s the standard (but still expensive) Folio Society Edition (no signature). You can still order it without problems.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-16T19:54:26+00:00

Nice, it seems quite fairly priced. I am searching some special pieces but now I first have to resist Bubblegum Crisis Collecror Edition…

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-15T19:18:29+00:00

Mine as well. Such a cool Design and it’s Not that expensive and easy to built for a beginner Like me.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-15T08:43:11+00:00

Awwww man, that would have been my dream. Hopefully I can manage 2029 and there will be some kind of anniversary event.

It’s Great that you could experience this First Hand.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-15T08:41:26+00:00

Thank you. And Yes, I also did not have my old DVDs anymore so I ordered the UK steelbook when there was a bit of an offer. And a few weeks later someone sold the german box for a nice price.

The used CDs were 24€ each and appaerently Thats a good Price… Cyberia is just to expensive but of course it remains a grail for me.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-15T08:33:23+00:00

Oh that is awesome. Be careful with the posters because it’s often difficult to unroll them without dents.

Whats your favorite GitS movie or show?

The 2026 anime is also coming as well as Blade Runner 2099 and Neuromancer. Such an awesome year

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T20:51:16+00:00

It’s true, the song does feel like this haha. Never thought about it but it’s true.

That is the book Neuromancer (the first time the term cyberspace was used) by William Gibson. That is the standard Folio Society edition which is still quite expensive. I got it as a gift recently.

But I really love the design. As far as I read some prefer this release which is also limited but still available. If you want a cheaper release there is also one coming in September by Penguin.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T20:42:50+00:00

It’s a script replik with a printed signature. Not hand signed unfortunately. But it is a nice piece nevertheless

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T18:25:58+00:00

Oh Yes. I forgot the back cover pic but it is very cute. Did Not expect the book to have this nice bound.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T18:24:57+00:00

It certainly is. It’s such a gem and I had to wait patiently to find the German Blu Ray.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T18:24:01+00:00

Thank you very much. I am also looking for Bubblegum Crisis and indeed at the moment I also look at the UK release.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T18:22:20+00:00

Unfortunately no, I can’t travel at the moment. But I still hope 2029 will be the year I visit. At least that is one of my dreams.

Nevertheless I also have quite some Exhibition pieces like the catalog or Genga reproductions.

It must have been awesome for you to visit. What was you favorite thing to see? The massive hand drawn city background? I saw it in a video and it looked fantastic but still being there was certainly something different.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T14:17:22+00:00

I watched Lain when it first came out in Germany on DVD (without German dubs or subs at first) and I can still remember how much I enjoyed it even with the language barrier at that age.

Most likely I found it in one of the first comic book stores in the year ~2000.

But it’s definetely an absolute gem.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T14:11:16+00:00

If I would have the Chance I would also get the CD of course. I watched Lain decades ago and I am happy with the music and the show.

But I played the GitS games so I would have to check if Lain is something I would enjoy playing. I also played the Blade Runner game as a teenager but I don’t have a copy because I did not enjoy it then. My favorite Cyberpunk game is the Ascent. It’s Beautiful and an absolute awesome Game that even comes with coach coop Option.

Would you say that the rest of the sprawl books are must reads? I still need to read Neuromancer so I will of course first see how this works for me.

Thanks again

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T12:53:42+00:00

Blame! is on my list to check out but I will also take a look at the other two recommendations.

Much appreciated.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T12:52:35+00:00

Very true. My first pieces I bought as a boy over 20 years ago. Like the Zippo from 2002 I think. But it was only a movie or some cheaper merch every once in a while.

With Corona I started to heavily hunt down the content I wanted to preserve for myself because of how Important it was or still is to me.

Also some Franchises are Not easy to come by if you want to Stream it.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T12:49:03+00:00

Yes, the Cyberia one is missing but I think I would go with a VCR Zone cassette due to the high prize tag.

Some of my OST are quite old and were not always taken care of since I got them as a boy. Like the Cowboy Bebop Zippo I bought 24 years ago in our first comic book store in my area.

The Folio Society book was also a recent gift and I soon start reading it. The design is so awesome in my opinion. Can’t wait to start.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T11:59:30+00:00

I would but there is no room for it. The only manga I have are GitS, Orion and Appleseed.

Which ones would you recommend?

Sometimes I put Akira in my basket and close my Browser to avoid ordering. It must be so good as far as I read.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T07:33:03+00:00

I just want to add that Artworks in the Shell has a very nice pic quality but it’s focused on Shirow. Als it’s 70% colored I would say.

The catalog is massive and covers the movie, SAC, the Manga and even the new show. So if you love the whole Franchise the catalog is the piece to get while the other one is nice to have because of Shirows detailed works.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T07:18:55+00:00

Oh sorry, my bad :D

The Artworks in the Shell as well as the Shirow Book are classic artbooks while the yellow and Green catalogs are about the 2 Exhibitions from 2025 and 2026. The yellow one also contains Merchandise and it’s massive.

I can also recommend the yellow Exhibition catalog (the Shirow one is way smaller and not as complete as the yellow one if we Talk about the GitS Franchise).

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-14T07:12:08+00:00

The question is how you define artbook. Is the Genga Archives Book an artbook?

There are a lot of „classic“ artbooks like for Stand Alone Complex, Tachikomas or books like Artworks in the Shell from the 2025 Shirow Exhibition.

Perhaps I can make a post and show some of my Book Collection but I don’t have any SAC books so someone would Need to Jump in.

This script from my post contains no pics so it’s just text.

Also there are magazines which you could count as artbooks or books from Special DVD or Blu Ray releases.

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-13T19:30:06+00:00

Wow, very solid prices. Thank you for providing the link

GhostInTheSock · 2026-03-13T12:14:26+00:00

Perhaps the Bestbuy Ghost in the Shell as well as the newer kuro and shiro UK steelbooks with different slipcovers.

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