Shirow Masamune

Known for
Writing
Born
November 23, 1961 (age 64)
Birthplace
Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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.

Known For

Filmography

2026
The Ghost in the Shell poster

The Ghost in the Shell

Movie · Comic Book, Original Story

2026
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL poster

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

TV · Original Story · 10 eps

2023
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen poster

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen

Movie · Original Story

2021
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War poster

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

Movie · Original Story

2020
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 poster

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

TV · Original Story · 24 eps

2017
Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell

Movie · Comic Book

2016
G2.5 poster

G2.5

Movie · Original Story

2016
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn poster

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

TV · Original Concept · 12 eps

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

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult

Movie · Comic Book

2015
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn poster

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

Movie · Original Story

2015
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie poster

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

Movie · Original Story

2015
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

TV · Comic Book, Original Story · 10 eps

2014
Appleseed Alpha poster

Appleseed Alpha

Movie · Original Story

2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

Movie · Comic Book

2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

Movie · Comic Book

2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers

Movie · Comic Book

2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Movie · Comic Book, Original Story

2011
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros poster

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros

Movie · Original Story

2011
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos poster

Appleseed XIII: Ouranos

Movie · Original Story

2011
Appleseed XIII poster

Appleseed XIII

TV · Original Series Creator · 13 eps

2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 poster

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Movie · Novel

2008
Real Drive poster

Real Drive

TV · Original Story · 26 eps

2007
Appleseed: Ex Machina poster

Appleseed: Ex Machina

Movie · Author

2007
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

Movie · Comic Book, Original Series Creator

2007
Ghost Hound poster

Ghost Hound

TV · Original Concept, Original Story · 22 eps

2006
TANK S.W.A.T. 01 poster

TANK S.W.A.T. 01

Movie · Original Story

2006
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

Movie · Comic Book

2005
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man poster

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

Movie · Comic Book

2004
Appleseed poster

Appleseed

Movie · Comic Book

2004
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Movie · Comic Book

2002
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

TV · Original Concept · 52 eps

2002
Tachikoma na hibi poster

Tachikoma na hibi

TV · Writer · 52 eps

1995
Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell

Movie · Original Story

1988
Appleseed poster

Appleseed

Movie · Original Story

1988
Appleseed Special Prologue poster

Appleseed Special Prologue

Movie · Comic Book

1988
Dominion Tank Police poster

Dominion Tank Police

TV · Comic Book · 10 eps

1987
Black Magic M-66 poster

Black Magic M-66

Movie · Writer, Storyboard, Comic Book