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Behind the anime
Original Creator
Shirow studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts.
Masamune Shirow is a mangaka with 36 credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Their listed hometown is Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Their birth date is listed as November 23, 1961.
Behind the scenes, the most common credits are original creator (27), original character design (2), and character design.
Our catalog lists 36 credits, including Tank S.W.A.T. 01, Ghost in the Shell, and Landlock.
Their hometown is listed as Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Shirow 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 dōjinshi Atlas. His work caught the eye of Seishinsha President Harumichi Aoki, who offered to publish him.
The result was best-selling manga 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 anniversary project. A further original collaboration with Production I.G began airing in April 2008, titled Real Drive.
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