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| Masamune Shirow 士郎 正宗 | |
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| Born | Masanori Ota November 23, 1961 Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Shirou Masamune |
Notable works | Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell |
| Awards | Seiun Award (for Appleseed) |
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Masanori Ota (太田正典, Ōta Masanori, born November 23, 1961), better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗, Shirō Masamune), is a Japanese manga artist.[1] Shirow is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into three theatrical anime films, two anime television series, an anime television film, an anime ONA series, a theatrical live action film, and several video games. As well as being a key figure in the development of cyberpunk aesthetics and themes in Japan during the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
- ^ "MSHD: About Shirow Masamune". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ McFarlane, Anna; Murphy, Graham J.; Schmeink, Lars, eds. (2022). Fifty key figures in cyberpunk culture. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 194–196. ISBN 978-0-367-54917-6.