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'''Masamune Shirow''' (士郎士郎 正宗正宗 ''ShirōShirō Masamune'') is a [[manga]] artist of international renown. His real name is '''Masanori Ota''' (born [[November 23]], [[1961]]). "Masamune Shirow" is a [[pen name]], based on a famous swordsmith, [[Masamune]]. He is best known for the manga ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'', which has since been turned into two [[anime]] movies, an [[anime]] TV series and several [[video games]].

Born in the [[Hyogo Prefecture|HyōgoHyōgo Prefecture]] capital city of [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]], he studied oil painting at [[Osaka University of Arts]]. While in college, he developed an interest in manga, which lead him to create his own complete work, ''[[Black Magic M-66|Black Magic]]'', which was published in the manga [[fanzine]] ''Atlas''. His work caught the eye of [[Seishinsha]] President [[Harumichi Aoki]], who offered to publish him.

The result was ''[[Appleseed]]'', a full volume of densely-plotted drama taking place in an ambiguous future. The story was a sensation, and won the [[1986]] [[Seiun Award]] for Best Manga. After a professional reprint of ''[[Black Magic M-66|Black Magic]]'' and a second volume of ''[[Appleseed]]'', he released ''[[Dominion (manga)|Dominion]]'' in [[1986]]. Two more volumes of ''[[Appleseed]]'' followed before he began work on ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''.

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