This summer alone we’ve seen two new films based on Shirow’s work: Appleseed Alpha and the latest in the Ghost in the Shell: ARISE series. His most popular titles, Appleseed, Dominion Tank Police and Ghost in the Shell, would all be adapted into anime films, OVAs and TV series, despite Shirow’s creative output dropping off drastically in the late ‘90s. First breaking into professional manga in the ’80s, the one-time art teacher wrote and illustrated a number of sci-fi manga featuring strong female leads a formula that soon became his trademark. Though he’s been out of the manga game for well over a decade, Masamune Shirow’s work continues to be tapped for adaption by the Japanese animation industry. Though it’s almost been overshadowed by the various anime adaptations, the Ghost in the Shell that appeared 25 years ago and serves as the template for every Ghost in the Shell anime, novel, and video game is the original manga, illustrated and written by reclusive artist Masamune Shirow. This month, an exhibition rolling through Japan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell.
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