Best Selling Books by Shirow Masamune

Sisters slug it out as the tragic final battle takes center stage in grand fashion. Not only that, but the cruel fate they share is revealed at last! Prepare for the maelstrom!

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!

In the mighty Yamata Empire, magic and technology are one and the same. Now, the Empire is preparing its ultimate feat of psycho-science: the destruction of all the negative karma in the galaxy! But will this mystical purification be the salvation of humanity -- or the trigger of its ultimate destruction? Only one being can save the Empire from its folly: Susano, the God of Destruction. Wild, arrogant, and homicidal, Susano has come to teach the world the true nature of power! Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed, Dominion, Intron Depot and Ghost in the Shell, has earned a huge worldwide following with his unique, eclectic, and visually stunning blend of science-fiction and fantasy, and Orion is Shirow at his wildest, and now for the first time in America published in right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. Plus a variety of great bonus features: art gallery, Orion glossary and notes on the text composed by Shirow himself!

Now that the Bydo virus has been removed from Phobos''s system--and with it, Labrys''s brainwashing--Phobos faces Clarion again to try and regain the peaceful life she once had. Meanwhile, Poseidon''s evil tendrils are creeping closer and closer to the Korobase estate!

Togusa and Tsunagi are racing after a fleeing suspect when a van suddenly slams into the suspect''s car, killing the van driver instantly. As Togusa hooks into the man''s cyberbrain, he sees residual images of a group of children and a masked figure who says, “I am a warrior.” Later, an autopsy yields a shocking revelation: the driver was killed not by the collision, but by a neurotoxin derived from the venom of the African black mamba. Section 9 needs answers, so Togusa and Tsunagi get sent halfway across the world to the Sahel Special Economic Zone. What mysteries await them in the “oasis of the Sahara”?

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...

While exploring Korobase Hotel’s private beach, Nene meets a young woman in virtual space who’s learning to use a full-body prosthetic…though not a human one! Elsewhere, Proselpina learns of her beloved Captain Robert Altman’s death, and begins to untangle Poseidon’s sinister plot!

''" 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... "''

The secret society Poseidon has officially launched Operation Third Lightning, and danger looms over the island of Cenancle. Meanwhile, in order to stop the battle between Clarion and Phobos, Nene and Neko-chan attempt to go inside Clarion!

Em um futuro distópico, em que a alta tecnologia se mistura a um cenário decadente, a destemida Major Motoko segue no encalço do Mestre dos Fantoches, um hacker criminoso impossível de ser capturado. Aventure-se por esse futuro distópico de The Ghost in the Shell, do renomado mangaká Shirow Masamune.

Ghost in the shell, chef d’œuvre de Masamune Shirow, ainsi que les magnifiques films d’animation réalisés par Mamoru Oshii, ne sont plus à présenter. La série Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) reprend le même univers et les mêmes personnages pour les faire évoluer dans un monde parallèle où l’héroïne, le Major Motoko Kusanagi, restée au sein de la Section 9, n’aurait jamais rencontré le Puppet Master. Avec l’aide de Batô, Togusa, des Tachikoma et de toute son équipe, elle devra déjouer les complots qui se trament dans un Japon cyberpunk. Avec un propos et un design modernisé, ce titre s’adresse tout autant aux fans de la première heure qu’aux novices qui pourront découvrir là l’essence de l’imagination foisonnante de Shirow. Bien après la sortie de la première série, cette licence a toujours continué d’être exploitée sous diverses formes : manga, séries d’animation et jeux vidéo et jouit donc d’une actualité constante. Un jeu multijoueurs de tir à la première personne sera lancé en France pour 2014, tandis qu’au Japon, a été annoncée la mise en production de l’opus suivant : Ghost in the shell ARISE.

"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.

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...

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!

"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

"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.

You can''t have a perfect society without perfect people, and the only perfect people are the ones you can manufacture. The governing body of Olympus is about to bring utopia crashing down around their ears as they seek to regulate the minds and bodies of the human race or fully replace them with plastic substitutes. Deunan and Bri, still new to the city, find themselves in the unlikely position of having to hold together this house of cards. Their strategy? Destroy the old foundation and pray everything stands while the new roots develop! In this second Appleseed volume Deunan and Bri become fully integrated into Olympussociety, even as they seek to turn it on its ear. Spectacular art and an exciting story set Appleseed apart as an example of comics at its finest.

Les meilleurs auteurs réunis pour GITS L''univers riche de Ghost in the Shell ne cesse d''inspirer les auteurs actuels. Ce recueil réunit ceux-ci, avec des développements très différents : là où Yu Kinutani (GITS Stand Alone Complex), Takumi Oyama (GITS Arise) ou Nokuto Koike (6000) restent plutôt fidèles à l''ambiance des films de Oshii, Boichi ose partir dans un joyeux délire sexy propre à Shirow. En couverture, une belle Motoko Kusanagi dessinée par Akira Hiramoto hackera immédiatement votre esprit pour vous inciter à prendre ce tome dans les mains !

A race or hyperadvanced cyborgs, all prepaired to kick botty for humanity with its supersexy agents,who will give their all to save humanity.

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.

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.

A NEW CHAPTER IN THE APPLESEED SAGA Before the events of Appleseed, Deunan, a human woman and former SWAT officer, along with her combat-cyborg lover, Briareos, arrive in war-torn New York City. The city’s mayor is a dapper but delusional cyborg, preparing for the UFO invasion he’s convinced is right around the corner. Briareos’s powerful abilities earn the pair refuge, but there are few human comforts to be found in a city catered to cyborgs… After the couple parts ways, the mayor’s nightmare takes a turn for the worse. Deunan’s group of outcast humans may be just the extra manpower the mayor needs—but can the two factions put aside their differences in time to save the world? PRAISE FOR APPLESEED BY SHIROW MASAMUNE, THE MIND BEHIND THE GHOST IN THE SHELL “A meditation on utopian ideals...pure SF.” —Worlds Without End “Every time you read the manga and watch the plot develop you find something you missed before.” —“Ten Reasons Appleseed Is Amazing,” IGN

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

Aproveitando a chegada de A Vigilante do Amanhã aos cinemas e o lançamento mundial da versão remasterizada do mangá original de Shirow Masamune que deu origem ao filme, a JBC lançou em abril, simultaneamente com o Japão, Ghost in the Shell Perfect Book, o guia definitivo sobre o universo da Major Motoko Kusanagi.Uma mistura de artbook e enciclopédia, em suas 160 páginas totalmente coloridas são revelados detalhes desde como os robôs de cada produção foram desenvolvidos, assim como foram criadas as paisagens, veículos e até as feições de seus personagens. Os bastidores das gravações do longa estrelado por Scarlett Johansson também são mostrados. Ghost in the Shell Perfect Book ainda traz uma exclusiva entrevista com Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama e Kazuchika Kise, os diretores de todos os animês já feitos para a franquia Ghost in the Shell. Eles se reúnem para contar e discutir suas experiências nas produções que comandaram. AUTOR: Shirow Masamune No. PÁGINAS: 160

A Major Motoko Kusanagi volta atualizada na sequência da obra-prima de Shirow Masamune The Ghost in the Shell 2.0 – Manmachine Interface. Assim como o mangá original que apresentou ao mundo a Major Motoko Kusanagi, esta sequência chega ao Brasil em uma luxuosa edição. Ao todo serão quase 200 páginas totalmente coloridas, revelando cada detalhe da excepcional arte de Shirow. Serializado no Japão na Revista Young Magazine, da Editora Kodansha, The Ghost in the Shell 2.0 foi publicado entre 1991 e 1997 para depois ter todas suas histórias em um volume único. AUTOR: Shirow Masamune No. PÁGINAS: 304