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Shirow Masamune

Born Nov. 23, 1961
Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
64 years old

Masamune Shirow is an internationally renowned manga artist, born as Masanori Ota on November 23, 1961. 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.

42 titles
37 Writing
5 Art direction
3 Visual effects

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Writing (37)

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)

Novel

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)

Original concept

Appleseed Alpha (2014)

Original story

Appleseed (2004)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2007)

Comic book / Original Series Creator

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

Author

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)

Comic book / Original story

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)

Comic book

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)

Comic book

Appleseed (1988)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021)

Original story

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (2026)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)

Comic book / Original story

Black Magic M-66 (1987)

Storyboard / Comic book

Dominion Tank Police (1988)

Comic book

Ghost Hound (2007)

Original concept / Original story

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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult (2015)

Comic book

Appleseed XIII (2011)

Original Series Creator

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (2011)

Original story

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen (2023)

Original story

Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (2011)

Original story

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2016)

Original concept

Real Drive (2008)

Original story

The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

Comic book / Original story

TANK S.W.A.T. 01 (2006)

Original story

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Original story

Appleseed Special Prologue (1988)

Comic book

Tachikoma na hibi (2002)

G2.5 (2016)

Original story

Art direction (5)

Appleseed XIII (2011)

Original Series Design

Gundress (1999)

Settings

Landlock (1996)

Original Series Design

Bounty Dog (1994)

Storyboard Assistant

Landlock (1996)

Art Department Manager

Visual effects (3)

Gundress (1999)

Character Designer / Mechanical Designer

Bounty Dog (1994)

Character Designer

Bounty Dog (1994)

Character Designer / Mechanical Designer

Directing (1)

Black Magic M-66 (1987)

Crew (1)

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Creation

Acting (1)

Tachikoma na hibi (2002)

Creation (1)

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)