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Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one system of minds and personalities known as ghosts, the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people s bodies and memories. When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source. As they delve deeper and deeper into their investigation, they uncover traces of government corruption and a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face. When your target can be anywhere and look like anyone, the only choice you have is to trust your ghost, and hope you aren t infected too.

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Yakuza bosses are supposed to be tough, ruthless, and treat their men like cogs in a callous criminal machine. When former cop and ex-con Doumeki accepts his latest bodyguard assignment, however, he realizes that there's something different about his new boss, Yashiro. Because while Yashiro may seem as emotionally distant as his counterparts, he's also a closet masochist who enjoys receiving pain as much as his job involves bringing it. Yashiro's feelings for at least a few of his men also extends far beyond what's normally extended to other members of the same crime family... a group that now includes Doumeki. Of course, Doumeki's got his own issues, Doumeki. Of course, Doumeki's got his own issues, and nobody can beat an ex cop when it comes to putting the lockdown on a relationship. Except, possibly, a true King of Pain in TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY THE CLOUDS GATHER.