This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been
published in its original Japanese right-to-left format in
English.
In 1983, Masamune published his first manga, "Black Magic" from
Atlas, a science fiction dojin manga society (dojin is the Japanese
term to describe an amateur fan publication). In 1985, his first
major work, "Appleseed", was published by Seishinsha, without being
serialized in or submitted to a manga magazine, which is quite rare
in the Japanese manga publishing industry. Shortly thereafter,
Shirow set up his own company, and besides working on his own manga
and illustration work, took on projects from the anime and game
industry. Shirow's work has been recognized and highly respected
outside Japan. He has been active in numerous anime and game
projects but it is rare for him to take the helm of such projects,
or even to have his name used prominently.
Shirow Masamune was born in Japan in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo
Prefecture, on November 23rd, 1961. He still lives in the same
district.
"Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorite stories." -Steven
Spielberg
"A stunning work of speculative fiction." -James Cameron
“This is a work of profound and melancholic beauty; every bit as
essential in the 21st century as it was in the 20th.” –Telegraph
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