The Art of Masamune Shirow

THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROW

VOLUME 3: EROTICA. Color Edition. 

by Jeremy Mark Robinson

This is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. 

Masamune Shirow is one of the great creators in the world of Japanese manga and anim¿ his works have been the basis of several important franchises, with Ghost In the Shell the best-known. Shirow''s art is marked by futuristic, cyber-punk settings, fabulous, often eccentric designs, elaborate mecha (such as tanks and mobile suits), attractive warrior women and detailed storytelling (accompanied by his famous, sometimes arcane notes).