Which is understandable, to a degree, but there’s also this simple fact that’s revealed (again) by Kodansha Comics when asked about it this week.
The release is being done in the original, right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects for the first time and will have new bonus content.
Kodansha Comics has the “definitive” first Ghost in the Shell hardcover manga release from Masamune Shirow coming up on January 31st, 2017 and there’s a lot of excitement about getting this out ahead of the new movie.