Masamune Shirow: Early Works & Art Collection

This collection features early works by Masamune Shirow, the creator of Ghost in the Shell. It includes:

• Black Magic, depicting a world where a super-giant computer, Nemesis, controls politics.
• Appleseed, a sci-fi action story following SWAT officer Deunan and the full-body cyborg Briareos in a post-World War V ruined city.
• Dominion, a comedic tale of Leona and her small tank Bonaparte battling villains as part of the police armored division.
• Ghost in the Shell, showing the operations of the Prime Minister’s special offensive unit, Public Security Section 9.
• Senjutsu Chō-Kōkaku ORION, a fantasy story of ancient magicians and summoned gods fighting over the “Senjutsu Kuzuryu.”

This over-300-page art book accompanies Shirow Masamune’s first large-scale exhibition, The World of Masamune Shirow, tracing his works from analog manuscripts to digital prints. It collects selected works from Black Magic to Ghost in the Shell, as well as illustrations from games and magazines, including fold-out illustrations from Classical Fantasy Within reproduced in gatefold format. Trace the creative journey of one of the most influential manga artists in this comprehensive collection.

Book Details:

• Pages: 304
• Language: Japanese
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Release Date: April 11, 2025
• Dimensions: 22.6 × 2.3 × 29.7 cm