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Masamune Shirow


Born
in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
November 23, 1961

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Genre
Manga, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction


Masamune Shirow is an internationally renowned manga

Masanori Ota, better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (Japanese: 士郎正宗), is a Japanese manga artist renowned for his influential contributions to the cyberpunk genre. Born in Kobe in 1961, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts, where he developed an interest in manga. His early work Black Magic led to the critically acclaimed Appleseed, which won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. Shirow achieved global recognition with Ghost in the Shell, a groundbreaking manga that inspired multiple anime films and series, a live-action Hollywood adaptation, and numerous video games. His stories are known for blending action with philosophical inquiries into AI, post-human existence, ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 25,410 ratings · 1,424 reviews · 424 distinct works • Similar authors
Ghost in the Shell (Ghost i...
4.15 avg rating — 13,490 ratings — published 1989
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-m...
3.47 avg rating — 2,363 ratings — published 2001 — 35 editions
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Appleseed, Vol. 1: The Prom...
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3.93 avg rating — 1,730 ratings — published 1985 — 19 editions
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Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Hum...
3.78 avg rating — 1,724 ratings — published 2003 — 36 editions
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Appleseed: Prometheus Unbou...
4.02 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions
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Appleseed: The Scales of Pr...
4.04 avg rating — 682 ratings — published 1987 — 19 editions
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Appleseed: The Promethean B...
4.04 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions
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Dominion
3.72 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions
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Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squ...
3.91 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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Series by Masamune Shirow

Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-m...
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Appleseed, Vol. 1: The Prom... Appleseed: Prometheus Unbound Appleseed: The Scales of Pr... Appleseed: The Promethean B...
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3.97 avg rating — 4,203 ratings

Intron Depot 2: Blades Intron Depot 3: Ballistics Intron Depot 4: Bullets Intron Depot 5: Battalion Intron Depot 6 : Barb Wire 01 Intron Depot 7 : Barb Wire 02
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Orion
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攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
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“Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you.”
― Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell
tags: identity, self
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“Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. - Makoto Kuzanagi, Ghost in the shell”
― Masamune Shirow
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“Emphasizing a lifestyle based on consumption is the ultimate violence against poor countries.”
― Shirow Masamune, The Ghost in the Shell, Vol. 1
tags: consumerism, developing-nations, oppression, politics
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