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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1961-11-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Known For

• 

  Ghost Hound
• 

  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• 

  Ghost in the Shell
• 

  Ghost in the Shell
• 

  Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
• 

  Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Credits

• writing (33 credits)

  • The Ghost in the Shell

    other

    writing
    2026
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human

    comic book

    writing
    2023
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

    comic book

    writing
    2021
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

    comic book

    writing

    - DOUBLE THINK / Event Boundary (2022) ... original story writing

    - DOOMSDAY / The Moon over the Ruined Castle (2022) ... original story writing

    - OPERATION STANDOFF / The Battle Begins (2022) ... original story writing

    - LAST RESORT / A Long Slumber (2022) ... original story writing

    - DEMI DEUS / Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity (2022) ... original story writing
    2020
  • Ghost in the Shell

    comic book

    writing
    2017
  • G2.5

    original story

    writing
    2016
  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

    original story

    writing
    2015
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult

    comic book

    writing
    2015
  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

    original story

    writing
    2015
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

    comic book

    writing

    - Pyrophoric Cult, Part II (2015) ... comic book writing

    - Pyrophoric Cult, Part I (2015) ... comic book writing

    - Ghost Tears, Part II (2015) ... comic book writing

    - Ghost Tears, Part I (2015) ... comic book writing

    - Ghost Whispers, Part II (2015) ... comic book writing
    2015
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

    comic book

    writing
    2014
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

    comic book

    writing
    2014
  • Appleseed Alpha

    original story

    writing
    2014
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers

    comic book

    writing
    2013
  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

    original story

    writing
    2013
  • Appleseed XIII: Ouranos

    original story

    writing
    2011
  • Appleseed XIII: Tartaros

    original story

    writing
    2011
  • STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society 3D

    comic book

    writing
    2011
  • Ghost in the Shell 2.0

    novel

    writing
    2008
  • Appleseed: Ex Machina

    author

    writing
    2007
  • Ghost Hound

    original story

    writing

    - Passage (2008) ... original concept writing

    - Stochastic Resonance (2008) ... original concept writing

    - Shaman's District (2008) ... original concept writing

    - Negentropy (2008) ... original concept writing

    - Holographic Paradigm (2008) ... original concept writing
    2007
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

    original series creator

    writing
    2007
  • TANK S.W.A.T. 01

    original story

    writing
    2006
  • Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

    comic book

    writing
    2006
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

    comic book

    writing
    2005
  • Appleseed

    comic book

    writing
    2004
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    comic book

    writing
    2004
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    original concept

    writing

    - IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG (2005) ... original concept writing

    - IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE (2005) ... original concept writing

    - IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER (2004) ... original concept writing

    - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW (2004) ... original concept writing

    - DU: Abandoned City; REVERSAL PROCESS (2004) ... original concept writing
    2002
  • Ghost in the Shell

    comic book

    writing
    1995
  • Dominion Tank Police

    comic book

    writing

    - End the Dreaming (1994) ... comic book writing

    - Conflict City (1994) ... comic book writing

    - The Chase (1994) ... comic book writing

    - Limit the Tube Way (1994) ... comic book writing

    - Charles Brenten, Master Detective (1993) ... comic book writing
    1988
  • Appleseed

    original story

    writing
    1988
  • Appleseed Special Prologue

    comic book

    writing
    1988
  • Black Magic M-66

    writer

    writing
    1987

• creators (1 credits)

  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

    creator

    creators
    2020

• crew (1 credits)

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

    creator

    crew
    2015

• art (2 credits)

  • Gundress

    settings

    art
    1999
  • ランドロック

    art department manager

    art
    1996

• visual effects (2 credits)

  • Gundress

    mechanical designer

    visual effects
    1999
  • Bounty Dog

    character designer

    visual effects
    1994

• directing (1 credits)

  • Black Magic M-66

    director

    directing
    1987