Best Selling Books by Masamune Shirow

Japanese artist Masamune Shirow is well known to discriminating comics readers. American editions of his spectacular graphic epics have been highly praised and voraciously collected. Now, his gorgeous and highly detailed color art has been collected for the first time into a single, handsome trade paperback. Beautifully printed in Japan and featuring text in both Japanese and English, this package features nearly two hundred full-color Shirow works, 47 published for the first time anywhere in the world!

The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, color hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today. In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind-the-scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22-year history of The Ghost in the Shell. Begin with the original anime, which was released in Japan in 1995 and subsequently took the West by storm, through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE! Things are tense on the island of Cenancle, where a powerful machine called Buer has been wreaking havoc underground. All that stands in its way are two cyborg girls: Nanakorobi Nene, who has a human brain inside her artificial body, and Clarion, the combat cyborg who belongs to inventor Uzal Delilah...at least for now. Nene is determined to protect her new friends, especially Clarion, but she has family on Cenancle too. Nene’s never met her eccentric aunt Takumi, but Takumi is opening her home to Nene and providing her with some unexpected quirks and challenges to deal with! Girl meets girl in this fast-paced series from manga legends Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell) and Rikudou Koushi (Excel Saga)!

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is a fascinating ongoing cyberpunk manga series crafted by two of the manga world''s most-respected masters. The planet is in a constant state of tumult. Rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, and robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story. From the minds of Ghost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow and Excel Saga creator Ridukou Koushi, comes an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike anything you''ve ever seen.

BEACH BREAK! Captain Robert Altman, last seen facing off against Poseidon’s battle robot, Caduceus, has disappeared! Was he killed? Or does Poseidon have something even more sinister in store for him? Meanwhile, a trip to the beach for Nene, Clarion, and Phobos turns dangerous when a Korobase security bot possessed by Niko-chan goes haywire!

From the creator of Ghost in the Shell and the artist of Excel Saga, comes a thrilling new series about cybernetic girls. The planet is in a constant state of tumult. As rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story. From the minds of Ghost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow and Excel Saga creator Ridukou Koushi, comes an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike anything you''ve ever seen.

FULL HOUSE! Nene and Clarion have a new housemate: Clarion’s mysterious twin, Phobos! While Clarion is still wary of her strange sister, Nene is just happy to have a new friend! Besides, Nene is going to need all the help she can get after accepting a dangerous new job...

The original manga that became a legendary anime franchise, now in a complete collector''s box set. Includes three large-sized hardcover volumes, plus a collectible lithograph by creator Shirow Masamune. Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including ghost hackers who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers'' criminal ends.

The third volume of Masamune Shirow''s best-selling art book series features spectacular full-color illustrations featuring high-caliber treatments. Often a sci-fi military theme is evoked, with special emphasis on detailed weaponry, but there is also a healthy batch of fantasy themes and outer space action.

DOUBLE TROUBLE! Nene and Clarion are having a nice night out when they’re attacked–by Clarion’s twin sister?! Phobos might look like Clarion, but she has her own secret agenda...and her own reasons for wanting to get close to Nene...

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is a fascinating ongoing cyberpunk manga series created by two manga legends: Masamune Shirow, the creator of Ghost in the Shell, and Ridukou Koushi, the creator of Excel Saga . A hybrid of science fiction, moe characters, and over-the-top humor and action, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is an ongoing manga series crafted by two of the manga world''s most-respected masters.Each volume of Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn contains color inserts and dynamic artwork.The planet is in a constant state of tumult. Rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, and robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence?Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story. From the minds of Ghost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow and Excel Saga creator Ridukou Koushi, comes an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike anything you''ve ever seen.

The planet is in a constant state of tumult. As rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story. From the minds ofGhost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow, and Excel Saga creator Ridukou Koushi, comes an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike anything you''ve ever seen.

IT’S A ZOO IN THERE! Nene and Clarion are off to take a tour of...a farm?! It might be a dystopic nightmare filled with vats of meat, but at least it has a petting zoo! When a glitch causes a the pens to open, the animals make a break for freedom. It’s not long before Nene and Clarion find themselves in the middle of a stampede!

Two cyborg girls... One tremendous power! When Nanakorobi Nene, a cybernetically-enhanced girl-next-door, heads to the island metropolis of Cenancle to live with her aunt, she has no way of knowing what''s in store for her. A chance meeting intertwines her fate with that of the super-rich inventor, Uzal Delilah, and her adorable and grumpy companion, Clarion, who happens to be a cyborg just like Nene. Nene is thrilled to make a friend, but there''s more to Uzal and Clarion-and the island of Cenancle itself-than meets the eye. When a super-powered terrorist threatens Cenancle, Uzal claims that the only way to avert disaster is for Nene to team up with Clarion and use their combined powers-abilities Nene never even knew she had!

NEW HARDCOVER DELUXE EDITION! Now a major motion picture! • Definitive new edition supervised by creator Shirow Masamune • In the original, right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects for the first time! • Released simultaneously with deluxe editions of The Ghost in the Shell 1 and 1.5 The long-awaited sequel to Shirow Masamune''s groundbreaking The Ghost in the Shell, and one of the most highly anticipated graphic novel events in many years, Man-Machine Interface is Shirow''s most ambitious and complex story yet, with deep forays into philosophy and the meaning of artificial life, intelligence, and existence.

The exciting cyberpunk series from two manga legends: Shirow Masamune and Rikudou Koushi! The planet is in a constant state of tumult. Rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs; robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story.

I år 2029 gør en række robotter i Japan oprør mod deres menneskelige herrer. Den kvindelige efterretningsagent Kusanagi bliver sat på sagen

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Tegneserie. Året er 2029 i et japansk techno-cyberspace, hvor den kvindelige security-officer Kusanagi skal sørge for, at magtbalancen ikke forrykkes på de nordlige øer, der har været besat af USSR