The original "Ghost in the Shell" ran from April 1989 to November 1990 in Kodansha's manga anthology "Weekly Young Magazine", and was released in "tankōbon" format on October 2, 1991. Dark Horse initially published it in English monthly into eight comic issues from March 1, 1995, to October 1, 1995, with the translation of Studio Proteus. It was later collected into a single volume in trade paperback format on early December 1, 1995. An uncensored version was later released by Dark Horse Comics on October 6, 2004. The censored version of the Dark Horse manga was later republished by Kodansha Comics on October 13, 2009.