Best Selling Books by Masamune Shirow

The secret society Poseidon is finally ready to execute the Apollo Seed Project, even if it makes them enemies of the entire world! And they aren''t the only ones moving into a new phase. Some major changes are in store for Nene, too!

A collection of sketches, studies, and schematics from Shirow Masamune''s cyberpunk world, "Appleseed," and examines the people, places, and organizations characterized within the manga series; and includes a short graphic story entitled "Called Game."

A história acontece em um mundo virtual onde quase tudo é possível, até mesmo controlar múltiplas personalidades. É neste momento que entra a "atualizada" Motoko que precisa rastrear e localizar uma nova inteligência artificial e, ao mesmo tempo, impedir que ela caia em mãos erradas. Qual será o desfecho desta incrível história? Confira em The Ghost in the Shell 2.0 – Manmachine Interface.

"Black Magic was the work that set the stage for Shirow''s professional career, not only inspiring the ideas of Appleseed, but introducing some of his favorite things: bioroids, armored combat robots, magic, aliens, action ... and of course, cute girl heroines."--Back cover

Quatre ans ont passé depuis que le major a fusionné avec la forme de vie artificielle et quitté la Section 9. Sous le nom de Motoko Aramaki, elle travaille pour Poséidon Industries dont elle assure la sécurité des intérêts ; mais elle est toujours surveillée par le Bureau de Parapsychologie. Une enquête apparemment de routine suite à l’attaque d’une usine de clonage va, de cyber-combat en cyber-combat, la conduire vers une nouvelle révolution scientifique et humaine...

World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus''s peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war . . . and genocide. * Shirow is well known and critically acclaimed internationally, and is responsible for numerous classic anime/manga titles, such as Appleseed, Dominion, Ghost in the Shell, Orion, and Black Magic. * Produced in the authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. * A New York Times Bestselling series!

Welcome to the future, where the norms are vast bio-constructed cities, air is toxic enough to force citizens to wear oxygen masks and crime is so severe that the cops drive tanks! When a mysterious winged girl with the power to cleanse the poisoned air is kidnapped by the villainous Buaku, police mini-tank commander Leona Ozaki, her tank Bonaparte and her lovesick partner Al must confront the arch-criminal and his catgirl molls - the beautiful and deadly Annapuma and Unipuma - before Buaku''s master plan kicks into gear.

"World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus'' police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus'' peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war... and genocide"--Cover of v.1.

"Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires learn that life as Eswat operatives is far more dangerous than their life on the outside had ever been..."--back cover.

Welcome to the future of vast bio-constructed cities with crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! For top tank-cop Leona Ozaki (and her trusty tank, Bonaparte), the day-to-day is a tall order already, but when the villainous and sexy (and super-powered androids!) Puma sisters become duly deputized officers of the law and are assigned to "help" Leona catch Urushi-Maru, "The Skyscraper Pirate," things are bound to get out of hand, especially in the midst of a full-on, tank-on-tank streetfight between Leona and a corrupt arms manufacturer bent on getting the city''s police tank contract!

Welcome to the future of vast bio-constructed cities with crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! For top tank-cop Leona Ozaki (and her trusty tank, Bonaparte), the day-to-day is a tall order already, but when the villainous and sexy (and super-powered androids!) Puma sisters become duly deputized officers of the law and are assigned to "help" Leona catch Urushi-Maru, "The Skyscraper Pirate," things are bound to get out of hand, especially in the midst of a full-on, tank-on-tank streetfight between Leona and a corrupt arms manufacturer bent on getting the city''s police tank contract! Produced by international comics superstar Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell, Dominion is an ecological-dystopian-police procedural adventure/comedy as only Shirow can create!

TAKUMI IN TROUBLE! It''s an all-out war across the island of Cenancle. Takumi''s been unknowingly infected with the Bydo virus, Labrys--Poseidon''s senior executive--has joined the fight herself, and Robert Altman is back in action! And amongst all the flying bullets and exploding gertsecommas is a freelance reporter desperately trying to get three very important girls to safety.

Em um futuro distópico, onde a alta tecnologia se mistura a um cenário decadente, a Major Motoko segue no encalço do Mestre dos Fantoches, um hacker criminoso impossível de ser capturado. AUTOR: Shirow Masamune No. PÁGINAS: 352