Masamune Shirow

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.

Most Famous Work

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Ghost Hound

(2007) Original Concept

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Real Drive

(2008) Original Story

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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

(2020) Comic Book

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Appleseed XIII

(2011) Creator

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Bounty Dog

(1994) Character Designer

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Ghost in the Shell

(2017) Comic Book

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Ghost in the Shell

(1995) Original Story

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

(2004) Comic Book

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Acting

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human 2023-11-23 Movie
2020	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 2020-04-23 TV Show
2017	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell 2017-03-29 Movie
2016	Original Concept	Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn 2016-01-08 TV Show
2015	Original Story	Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn 2015-12-05 Movie
	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult 2015-08-26 Movie
	Original Story	Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie 2015-06-20 Movie
2014	Novel	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone 2014-09-06 Movie
	Novel	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears 2014-06-28 Movie
	Original Story	Appleseed Alpha 2014-05-28 Movie
2013	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers 2013-11-29 Movie
	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain 2013-06-22 Movie
2011	Original Series Creator	Appleseed XIII 2011-07-06 TV Show
	Writer	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D 2011-03-26 Movie
2008	Novel	Ghost in the Shell 2.0 2008-07-12 Movie
	Original Story	Real Drive 2008-04-09 TV Show
2007	Author	Appleseed: Ex Machina 2007-10-19 Movie
	Original Concept	Ghost Hound 2007-10-18 TV Show
2006	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society 2006-09-01 Movie
	Original Series Creator	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society 2006-09-01 Movie
	Original Story	TANK S.W.A.T. 01 2006-03-24 Movie
	Writer	Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven 2006-01-27 Movie
2004	Comic Book	Appleseed 2004-04-17 Movie
	Comic Book	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004-03-06 Movie
1995	Original Story	Ghost in the Shell 1995-11-18 Movie
	Writer	Landlock 1995-05-19 Movie
1988	Original Story	Appleseed 1988-04-20 Movie
1987	Storyboard	Black Magic M-66 1987-06-28 Movie
	Writer	Black Magic M-66 1987-06-28 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Creator	Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn 2015-12-05 Movie
2013	Creator	Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain 2013-06-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Creator	Appleseed XIII 2011-07-06 TV Show
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Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Original Series Design	Appleseed XIII 2011-07-06 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Character Designer	Gundress 1999-03-20 Movie
1994	Character Designer	Bounty Dog 1994-10-01 TV Show
	Character Designer	Bounty Dog 1994-10-01 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1987	Director	Black Magic M-66 1987-06-28 Movie
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