Masamune shirow

Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗; Shirō Masamune), real name Masanori Ota (born November 23, 1961 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kōbe), is a cartoonist Japanese manga. "Masamune Shirow" is a pseudonym referring to a type of sword (see: Masamune). His best-known works are from the Cyberpunk sphere, such as Appleseed , Dominion Tank Police and Ghost in the Shell .In Spain some have been published of his works.

Biography

Born in the port city of Kobe, his real name is Masanori Ota. Masamune Shirow is nothing more than a pseudonym used to hide the persona from him. He studied at Osaka University and after graduating in art and oil painting he dedicated himself to teaching during the second half of the 1980s.

His professional career as a Mangaka began while he was still a student, when around 1982 he published a series of short stories in the fanzine Atlas that made him known throughout the world.^{[citation required]}

In 1985 he published his first manga by the Seishinsha publishing house: Black Magic. In this first work, which already announced a rather complex author, Shirow already showed a particular interest in everything related to dystopias, technological development and the world of politics, as well as the mixture of magic and witchcraft with high technology.

In this same year he began the publication of his second work, the longest: Appleseed, under the same editorial but in a different magazine called Comic Gaia of the which has completed four volumes (1985 to 1989). This series is currently still unfinished after ten years have passed since the last volume, although he published two editions of the series called Appleseed Data Book and Appleseed Hiper Notes, which are not They are continuations of the work, but clarifications and expanded data on the series. An OVA was made in 1988, and a 3D movie was made in 2007, called Appleseed: The Beginning.

In 1986 Dominion was born, his most comical and futuristic work by the Hakusensha publishing house, in the Young Animal Arashi magazine. 4 OVAs were made in 1989, and 6 episodes in 1993 but under another name: New Dominion Tank Police, by the J.C.Staff studio.

In 1989 he created one of the most recognized works in the world, Ghost in the Shell, under the Kodansha publishing house. This manga definitely made him a cult author and one of the most respected professionals in the world of manga. It is a really extensive work of great quality comparable to works like Neuromancer.^{[citation required]}

The manga Ghost in the Shell, of which 3 films and an anime series have been made to date: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex followed by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG and an OVA: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society, being one of the most expensive ever.

At the beginning of the 90s, in 1991, he created Orion, a religious mystical dalliance where you can see the differences and similarities between the Buddhist religion (the Japanese branch or Zen) and the Christian. In this work you can find a multitude of humorous details.

In 1992 his strangest work came out: Exon Depot. what the characters think and are supposed to say throughout some wonderful vignettes of extraordinary colour.^{[citation required]}. It is itself a manga, but since it only contains illustrations, it can be considered more of a work of illustration than a manga itself.

In 1992 his first book of illustrations titled Intron Depot came out, where his color works were compiled with his airbrush technique that he would repeat in future works, although he already did so in the manga Ghost in the Shell and several others.

In 1995 he published a compilation volume Dominion tank police: conflict 1, by Seishinsha publishing house, in the Young Manga magazine.

In 1997 he published an anime for the manga-erotic magazine Kasshan Hunter and his second book of illustrations Intron Depot 2: Blades appeared on the market in 1998. His works They are also in the field of the world of computing and computer games, where he has designed the characters of Orion and Sampaguita.

Shirow has designed a future world where technological development has made man a machine and machine a man, where the border between human and artificial life is a fine line that no one can define.

Works

Sleeves.

Dominion series (ドミニオン, Dominion^?):

1. Dominion (♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫, Dominion^?) (1985-1986)
2. "Dominion: Phantom of the Audience" (1988), tale
3. Dominion Conflict One: No More Noise (・ ・ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫, Dominion C1 Konfurikuto^?) (1995)

Series Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai^?):

1. Ghost in the Shell (, Kōkaku Kidōtai^?) (1989-1990)

   1.5. Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor ( HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR, Kōkaku Kidōtai Hyūman Erā Purosessā^?) (1991-1996)

   1.6. Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm ( THE HUMAN ALGORITHM, Kōkaku Kidōtai: The Human Algorithm^?) (2019), with Junichi Fujisaku

2. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface ( MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE, Kōkaku Kidōtai Manmashīn Intāfēsu^?) (1997)

Independents:

• Black Magic (▪ oriented oriented oriented traction, Burakku Majikku^?) (1983)
• Appleseed (Русский тотелитистистистистии тистистистистиисиистии истии истистисиистистисииистистистистистистиста, Appurushīdo^?) (1985-1989)
• Gun Dancing (ROM ・كمعربية, 'Gun Dancing'^?) (1986)
• Pile Up (Русский, 'Pile Up'^?) (1987)
• Orion (oriented oriented oriented, Senjutsu Chōkōkaku Orion^?) (1990–1991)
• Exon Depot (1992)
• Neuro Hard, or Neuro Hard: Planet of the Bees, or Neuro Hard: Planet of the Wasps (NEURO HARD 星の星, Neuro Hard: Hachi no Wakusei^?) (1992–1994)
• Ghost Hound: Another Side (cancer ANOTHER SIDE, Shinreigari: Another Side^?) (2007-2008)
• Real Drive (RD 한室국室, RD Sennou Chousashitsu^?) (2008)

Manga adapted from anime

• Manga Ghost Hound: Another Side, adaptation of the animated series Ghost Hound (2007-2008)
• Manga Real Drive, adaptation of the animated series Real Drive (2008)

Accommodations

• Black Magic M-66 (1987), animated film digested by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and Masamune Shirow, based on the sleeve Black Magic
• Appleseed (1988), animated film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, based on the sleeve Appleseed
• Dominion Tank Police (1988–1989), animated mini-series directed by Takaaki Ishiyama and Koichi Mashimo, sleeve-based Dominion
• Dominion Tank Police 2or New Dominion Tank Police (1993–1994), animated series led by Noboru Furuse, sleeve-based Dominion
• Ghost in the Shell (1995), animated film directed by Mamoru Oshii, based on the sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Tachikomatic Days (2002), animated mini-series led by Kevin Seymour and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005), animated series created by Kenji Kamiyama, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Appleseed (2004), animated film directed by Shinji Aramaki, based on the sleeve Appleseed
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), animated film directed by Mamoru Oshii, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Tank S.W.A.T. 01 (2006), short animated by Romanov Higa, based on sleeve Dominion Conflict One: No More Noise
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006), animated telefilm led by Kenji Kamiyama, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Appleseed EX Machina (2007), animated film directed by Shinji Aramaki, based on the sleeve Appleseed
• Appleseed XIII (2011), animated series led by Takayuki Hamana and Katsutaka Nanba, sleeve-based Appleseed
• Ghost in the Shell Arise. Border:1 Ghost Pain (2013), animated film directed by Masashiko Murata, based on the sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell Arise. Border:2 Ghost Whispers (2013), animated film directed by Atsushi Takeuchi and Kazuchika Kise, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Appleseed Alpha (2014), animated film directed by Shinji Aramaki, based on the sleeve Appleseed
• Ghost in the Shell Arise. Border:3 Ghost Tears (2014), animated film directed by Kazuchika Kise, sleeve-based Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell Arise. Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014), animated film directed by Susumu Kudo and Kazuchika Kise, based on the sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell Arise. Border:5 Pyrophoric Cult (2015), animated telefilm led by Kazuchika Kise, based on sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell: The Rising or Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015), animated film directed by Kazuya Nomura, based on the sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell (2017), film directed by Rupert Sanders, based on sleeve Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020–presently), animated series directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki, based on the sleeve Ghost in the Shell