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After the Long Goodbye (イノセンス After The Long Goodbye) is a 2004 cyberpunk novel written by Masaki Yamada. It is a prequel to Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. The novel is told from Batou's perspective and surrounds his search for his dog Gabriel (Gabu).

The novel was originally published in 2004 by Tokuma Shoten. It was published in the US by Viz Media in October 2005. It was translated in english by Yuji Oniki with Carl Gustav Horn. It also had illustrations by Daigo Shinma and Keita Saeki. It ends with an afterword with Masaki Yamada and Mamoru Oshii mediated by Shinji Maki.

Synopsis[]

The hulking cyborg counter terrorist Batou doesn't have a family; his electronic brain never dreams. So why did he dream the other night--and dream that he has a son? At one time, Batou had a human love for his partner, the legendary Major, before he witnessed her transfiguration into something beyond humanity. Now he has only his job, and his beloved basset hound, Gabriel. But when Batou has a near-death experience in an arranged car "accident," he returns home to find Gabriel has gone missing--perhaps, to go look for her owner's lost soul. Batou's desperate search for Gabriel leads him down surreal streets where homeless men fight tanks and yakuza racing hounds chase rabbits downloaded into their heads. Batou fears his poor dog has made a horrible mistake out of innocence--for Batou has taken a cold look inside himself...and decided that he never truly had a soul...

Contents[]

  • Prologue | 07
  • Chapter 1: Hello, Darkness | 11
  • Chapter 2: Split the Night | 45
  • Chapter 3: And Touched the Sound of Silence | 75
  • Chapter 4: Neon God They Made | 109
  • Chapter 5: Take my Arms | 145
  • Epilogue | 181
  • Masaki Yamada and Mamoru Oshii on 2: Innocence | 185

Characters[]

  • Batou
  • Gabriel (Gabu)
  • Ando
  • John
  • Sancho
  • Yasutaka
  • Togusa
  • Froggy
  • Cherry Lin
  • Mister Tung
  • Kiri
  • Man of La Mancha

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