 A <unk> @-@ CD of the film was released in Japan on November 20 , 1995 . A spin @-@ off novel written by <unk> Akira , titled Ghost in the Shell : Burning City ( <unk> , Kōkaku <unk> <unk> no <unk> ) , was published by Kodansha and released on November 1995 . It was followed by a sequel , titled Ghost in the Shell 2 : Star <unk> ( <unk> : Star <unk> ) , released on January 1998 . A book titled Analysis of Ghost in the Shell was released on September 25 , 1997 by Kodansha . 
