Born
November 23, 1961
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Notable works
Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell
Awards
Seiun Award (for Appleseed)

Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗 Shirō Masamune?) is an internationally renowned manga artist, born on November 23, 1961.
Masamune Shirow is a pen name, based on a famous swordsmith, Masamune. 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. The story was a sensation, and won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. After a professional reprint of Black Magic and a second volume of Appleseed, he released Dominion in 1986. Two more volumes of Appleseed followed before he began work on Ghost in the Shell.

In 2007, he collaborated again with Production I.G to co-create the original concept for the anime television series Shinreigari/Ghost Hound, Production I.G's 20th year anniversary project.

Included Works

- Calendar 1998 - Gemcat
- Calendar 1999 - Rebirth
- Calendar 2000 - Millenium
- Calendar 2001 - Angelstar
- Calendar 2002 - Heroic
- Calendar 2003 - Thrilling
- Calendar 2004 - Japanesque
- Calendar 2004 - Togihime Zoushi Koban
- Calendar 2005
- Calendar 2005
- Cyberdelics
- Cybergirls
- Cyberworld
- Intron Depot 1 - Trading Figure
- Intron Depot 2 - Blades
- Intron Depot 3 - Ballistics
- Miscellaneous Collection
- Posterbook - Hell Hound Extra
- Posterbook Serie1 - 00 - Posterbook Miscellaney
- Posterbook Serie1 - 01 - Wild Wet West
- Posterbook Serie1 - 02 - Hellhound
- Posterbook Serie1 - 03 - Galhound
- Posterbook Serie2 - 00 - Posterbook Miscellaneous
- Posterbook Serie2 - 01 - Wild Wet Quest
- Posterbook Serie2 - 02 - Hellcat
- Posterbook Serie2 - 03 - Galhound 2
- Togihime Zohushi

Masamune Shirow

Апффф, Masamune Shirow, иска ли се питане. Разбира се че всичко ще се изтегли. Ghost in the Shell си ми е от любимите анимета.