Masamune Shirow

Born 1961 Japan 49 series, 84 with collected and international editions 289 issues

2 awards

Masamune Shirow is the pen name of manga artist Masanori Ota, born in 1961 in Kobe, Japan. His debut Appleseed won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga, and he is best known for Ghost in the Shell, adapted into multiple anime films.

Name

Masamune Shirow

Issues

289

Series

Collected Editions

International Editions

Awards

Tokyo Anime Award - Best Original Story (2005), Seiun Award - Best Artist (1992)

Also Known As

Masanori Ota, 士郎正宗, 太田正典

Gender

Male

Birth Date

November 3, 1961

Country

Japan

Series

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Seven Seas Entertainment

21 issues

Comic Anthurium (2013)

GOT

74 issues

Greaseberries (2024)

Magic Press

4 issues

The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm (2020)

Kodansha Comics USA

8 issues

Kōkaku no Pandora (2012)

Kadokawa Shoten

23 issues

W Tails Cat (2020)

Magic Press

3 issues

Greaseberries (2014)

GOT

4 issues

The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network (2018)

Collected Edition

Kodansha Comics USA

1 issue

Ghost in the Shell 2 - Manmachine Interface (2017)

JBC

1 issue

Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017 (2017)

Kodansha Comics USA

1 issue

Issues

#21

When Heroes Fall

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Dec 09, 2025

#149

Issue #149

Comic Anthurium (2013)

#20

Where Duty Ends and Devotion Begins

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Jun 03, 2025

#19

Takumi in Trouble!

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Dec 10, 2024

Issue #4

Greaseberries (2024)

Issue #3

Greaseberries (2024)

#18

Bless This Immunity!

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Jun 18, 2024

Issue #2

Greaseberries (2024)

Issue #1

Greaseberries (2024)

#17

Sisters in Arms

Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2015)

Jan 30, 2024

Frequent collaborators

Frederick L. Schodt

Toren Smith

Rikdo Koshi

Steffen Boiselle

Georg F.W. Tempel

Dana Lewis

Suzie Lee

Tom Orzechowski

Roland Amago

Toshiya Takeda

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