Masamune Shirow
While writing the manga, Masamune Shirow struggled to make it neither too complex nor too simple. Two official names exist for the works, the first is and the second is ""Ghost in the Shell". Masamune Shirow originally wanted to use the name "Ghost in the Shell"" for the publication, as an homage to Arthur Koestler's "The Ghost in the Machine", from which he drew inspiration. Kōichi Yuri, First Coordinator at "Young Magazine", requested a "more flashy" name and Shirow came up with . Shirow requested that "Ghost in the Shell" be included on the title even if it was in small print. Yuri believes that "Kōkaku Kidōtai" is the mainstream title while "Ghost in the Shell" is the theme. While most Japanese publications use both names, the original publication in "Young Magazine" used "Kōkaku Kidōtai".