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Friday, August 27, 2010

Masamume Shirow

Masamune Shirow [士郎 正宗, Shirō Masamune] is an internationally renowned manga artist, born Masanori Ota [太田 まさのり Ōta Masanori] on November 23, 1961.

Masamune Shirow is a pen name, based on a famous swordsmith, Masamune. 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. Shirow is also known for creating erotic art.

Born in the Hyōgo Prefecture capital city of Kobe, he 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 fanzine Atlas. His work caught the eye of Seishinsha President Harumichi Aoki, who offered to publish him.

[source: wikipedia]

[see more Shirow art http://gallery.shirow.net/v/shirow/]

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