Masamune Shirow

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born

in Kobe, Japan

November 23, 1961

gender

male

website

http://www.shirowledge.com

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Masamune Shirow (士郎正宗 ) is an internationally renowned manga artist. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies, two anime TV series, an anime TV movie, and several video games. Shirow is also known for creating erotic art.
Born in the Hyōgo Prefecture capital city of Kobe, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts. While in college, he developed an interest in manga, which led him to create his own complete work, Black Magic, which was published in the manga fanzine Atlas. His work caught the eye of Seishinsha President Harumichi Aoki, who offered to publish him. The result was Appleseed, a full volume of densely-plotted drama taking place in an ambiguous future...more

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Masamune Shirow's Books

Average rating: 4.05 · 4,815 ratings · 163 reviews · 45 distinct works · Similar authors

	Ghost in the Shell 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 2,570 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-machine Interface 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appleseed, Vol. 1: The Promethean Challenge 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-error Processor 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appleseed: Prometheus Unbound (Appleseed, #2) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appleseed: The Scales of Prometheus (Appleseed, #3) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appleseed: The Promethean Balance (Appleseed, #4) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominion 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orion by Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt (Translator), Toren Smith (Translator) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intron Depot 1 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Masamune Shirow

Ghost in the Shell (2 books)
by Masamune Shirow
4.105357142857143 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 3,360 ratings

Appleseed (6 books)
by Masamune Shirow
4.036855036855036 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,221 ratings

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“Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you.”
― Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell

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