A manga original story titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise ~Sleepless Eye~ (攻殻機動隊ARISE～眠らない眼の男 Sleepless Eye～ Kōkaku Kidōtai ARISE ~Nemuranai Me no Otoko Sleepless Eye~?, literally "The Man With Eyes That Do Not Sleep") began serialization in Kodansha's Young Magazine‍ '​s April 2013 issue, released March 13, 2013, and ended serialization on August 26, 2013. The manga follows the story of how Batou and Kusanagi met during the civil war.