Shirow Masamune

Shirow Masamune is a Japanese creator known for contributions to film-related media through comic books. Born on November 23, 1961 in Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, Shirow Masamune is credited with original stories and comic book adaptations that have been adapted for screen projects.

Shirow Masamune’s work has been adapted into animated films and series, with multiple entries in the Ghost in the Shell franchise drawing from Shirow Masamune’s comic books. Shirow Masamune provided the comic book source for Ghost in the Shell [2017], served as the comic book writer for Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers [2013], Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult [2015], and contributed the original story for TANK S.W.A.T. 01 [2006]. These works reflect Shirow Masamune’…