So let's start with one that started as a manga, became a TV show, and then became a manga again.
GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX (Kokaku Kidotai Sutando Aron Conpurekkusu), adapted from the series by Yu Kinutani. First published in 2009 and first published in North America in 2011.
PLOT:
In the futuristic world of New Port City, both bodies and minds can be digitized and mechanized at will. This is something that not only civilians take advantage of, but criminals as well. When such offenses are beyond the scope of the police, the shadowy government group known as Section 9 takes over. Under the leadership of Major Matoko Kusanagi, the Section 9 team must work together to save the prime minister and his staff from a hostage situation while finding the mastermind behind it.
