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Masamune Shirow
士郎 正宗
Born
Masanori Ota (1961-11-23) November 23, 1961 (age 62) Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Area(s)
Manga artist
Pseudonym(s)
Shirou Masamune
Notable works
Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell
Awards
Seiun Award (for Appleseed)
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Masanori Ota (太田正典, Ōta Masanori, born November 23, 1961), better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗, Shirō Masamune), is a Japanese manga artist.[1] Shirow is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into three theatrical anime films, two anime television series, an anime television film, an anime ONA series, a theatrical live action film, and several video games.
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the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by MasamuneShirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of The Ghost...
by MasamuneShirow Ronin (1983–1984) by Frank Miller Shatter (1985–1988) by Peter B. Gillis and Mike Saenz Appleseed (1985–1989) by MasamuneShirow Dominion...
the Ghost in the Shell universe. They appear in the manga created by MasamuneShirow (as Fuchikoma) and in the Stand Alone Complex sub-universe. Nine of...
Hepburn: Kusanagi Motoko), or just "Major", is the main protagonist in MasamuneShirow's Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series. She is a synthetic "full-body...
wrote the screenplay for Appleseed Alpha (2014), based on the manga by MasamuneShirow and directed by Shinji Aramaki. Krawczyk is best known for writing...
and MasamuneShirow, noted for being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987...
fictional characters in the Ghost in the Shell media franchise created by MasamuneShirow. Voiced by: Tamio Oki (Japanese, films), Osamu Saka (Japanese, Stand...
North America in 1996. It features character designs by manga artist MasamuneShirow. The game was a stylistic predecessor to Elemental Gearbolt, also developed...
Chaser" in 1985, then worked on films including Black Magic M-66 with MasamuneShirow and Akira with Katsuhiro Otomo. Kitakubo went on to direct the "A Tale...
Batou (Japanese: バトー, Hepburn: Batō) is a main male character in MasamuneShirow's Ghost in the Shell series. He is the second-best melee fighter in Section...
live-action film 2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Production I.G MasamuneShirow Mamoru Oshii Co-Production 2010–2014 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Sunrise...
Intron Depot 1 (イントロンデポ) is a collection of MasamuneShirow's full color works. The volume itself is 148 210 mm x 285 mm pages. It encompasses 226 illustrations...
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