Shirow Masamune

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-11-23 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Shirow Masamune

Biography

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.

Production

1987

Black Magic M-66

as Director

1987

1987

Black Magic M-66

as Storyboard

2006

TANK S.W.A.T. 01

as Original Story

1988

Appleseed

as Original Story

2017

Ghost in the Shell

as Comic Book

2004

Appleseed

as Comic Book

1999

Gundress

as Character Designer

2014

Appleseed Alpha

as Original Story

1994

Bounty Dog

as Character Designer

1987

Black Magic M-66

as Comic Book

1996

Landlock

as Art Department Manager

1995

Ghost in the Shell

as Comic Book

1999

Gundress

as Mechanical Designer

1999

Gundress

as Settings

1988

Appleseed Special Prologue

as Original Concept

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