The Art of Masamune Shirow

THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROW

VOLUME 3: EROTICA

by Jeremy Mark Robinson

This is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, b. 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics and animations Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. Shirow-sensei is one of the great artists in the world of Japanese manga and anim¿ his works have provided the basis of several important franchises. 

Masamune Shirow''s art is marked by futuristic, cyber-punk settings, fabulous, often eccentric designs, elaborate mecha (such as tanks and mobile suits), voluptuous warrior women and detailed storytelling (accompanied by his famous notes). 

This is one of the first studies of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow in the West. 

Eroticism has always been a part of Masamune Shirow''s art, from his earliest works. Shirow has produced a significant amount of erotic art since the 1990s in