The sequel "Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface" was penned by Shirow later. The sequel manga series ran in "Weekly Young Magazine" in 1997 and was originally released in hardcover format along with the original manga in a limited edition box set titled on December 1, 2000. The box set also contained a booklet titled "ManMachine Interface Inactive Module", a poster and a Fuchikoma robot action figure. Kodansha later released the standard edition in "tankōbon" format on June 26, 2001. The "SOLID BOX" version added over 140 pages of new content and more changes were added to the "tankōbon" version, such as 24 color pages and large modifications to over 20 pages. However, 200 pages from the original version that ran in "Young Magazine" were not included in either the "SOLID BOX" or the "tankōbon" version. The manga was then distributed in English by Dark Horse Comics into 11 comic issues from January 29, 2003, to December 31, 2003. Masamune Shirow manually redrew the manga for the English version so that it could be read from left to right. It was later collected into a single volume in trade paperback format on January 12, 2005. The manga was later republished by Kodansha Comics on August 10, 2010.