Masamune Shirow Wallpapers April 4th, 2008

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Masamune Shirow (士郎正宗 Shirō Masamune) is a manga artist of international renown. His real name is Masanori Ota (おた　まさのり Ota Masanori, born November 23, 1961).

Masamune Shirow is now one of the most famous anime and manga creators in the world. Indeed, for a time, he was more popular outside of Japan than inside. He was chosen as an early author to bring to the West because of many stylistic similarities between his work and traditional American comics.

Ghost in the Shell is a famous anime in the West based on his work, hence his popularity. Many people mistake him for the creator of the original anime movie, but he had no major role in its production. Mamoru Oshii directed both movies, which were adaptations of several chapters of the original manga put to film. However, he did play a role in the development of the TV anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Much of Shirow’s work consists of high-tech themes underscored by tongue-and-cheek humor. He also fuses the world of science and technology with religion and spirituality. As the Internet and other technological advances continue to dominate society, he questions our ability to retain our humanity. That’s not to say Shirow doesn’t embrace the new world order - in fact, he postulates that technology has a mythic element to it. “I do think science and technology are becoming more like magic,” he explains.