Shirow Masamune

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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1990
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Appleseed

1 - The Promethean Challenge (Apr-1995)
2 - Promethean Unbound (Jan-1996)

Book List in Order: 51 titles

  • Appleseed, Book 1: The Promethean Challenge

  • Appleseed

  • The Promethean Challenge

    Appleseed - 1

    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 ...

  • Promethean Unbound

    Appleseed - 2

  • Ghost in the Shell

    From Masamune Shirow, leading exponent of manga -- the most dynamic and popular comic genre in the world -- comes his most influential and important creation! The near future. Human and robot are indistinguishable and giving birth to new criminals --...

  • Dominion: Conflict 1 - No More Noise

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  • Dominion: Tank Police

  • Orion

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    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...

  • Masamune Shirow's Intron Depot Journal

    These remarkable journals will safely house your deepest thoughts, nurture your creativity, and keep the dreary world at bay. These journals feature characters from some of today's hottest alternative artists. Each journal features a color cover and ...



  • Intron Depot 4: Bullets

    The next volume in Masamune Shirow's best-selling art book series is orbiting cyberspace and preparing to touch down onto bookstore shelves in late Summer. This volume concentrates primarily on Shirow's character, robot and vehicle designs for intera...

  • Appleseed: Hypernotes

    World War III is over, but for nomad soldier Deunan Knute and her cyborg lover, Briareos, the greatest challenge lies ahead. Not in the abandoned cities and DMZs of a post-war battlefield, but on the streets of a new "utopia." Shirow Masamune's visio...

  • Appleseed ID

    A collection of sketches, studies and schematics, Appleseed ID is a must-have companion book for fans of the cyberpunk saga Appleseed and its legendary creator, Shirow Masamune, the manga mastermind behind such classics as Appleseed, Dominion and Gho...

  • Dominion: Conflict-No More Noise

    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-po...

  • Orion 2nd Edition

    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...

  • Black Magic

    Today, the planet Venus is a literal hell of furnace-like temperatures and dense, poisonous atmosphere. But millions of years in its past, Venus teemed with life and with a civilization far advanced to our own. The Nemisis supercomputer controls gove...

  • Appleseed, Book 2: Prometheus Unbound

    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, an urban utopia created from the ashes of World War III, is about to bring paradise crashing down ar...

  • Appleseed, Book 3: The Scales of Prometheus

    A malfunctioning bioroid (enhanced artificial human) has been on a bloody rampage through the ruined streets of Manhattan. Now it's up to Deunan and Briareos to stop the man-eating machine before it reaches Olympus. However, within the utopian walls ...

  • Appleseed, Book 4: The Promethean Balance

    Paradise ain't easy! In the future utopian metropolis of Olympus, a blazing beacon of humanity amidst a post-global-war wasteland, ESWAT agents Deunan and Briareos have fought tooth and nail to keep the peace and prevent Olympus from sliding back int...

  • Intron Depot 5: Battalion

    Masamune Shirow, creator of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed, is famed worldwide for his groundbreaking contributions to manga and animation, and his work in the game industry is equally impressive. Intron Depot 5: Battalion presents Shirow's stunnin...



  • Prometheus Unbound

    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, an urban utopia created from the ashes of World War III, is about to bring paradise crashing down ar...

  • The Promethean Balance

    Paradise ain't easy! In the future utopian metropolis of Olympus, a blazing beacon of humanity amidst a post-global-war wasteland, ESWAT agents Deunan and Briareos have fought tooth and nail to keep the peace and prevent Olympus from sliding back int...

  • The Scales of Prometheus

    Life seems ideal within the utopian confines of Olympus, a shining beacon in a post-World War III wasteland, but perfection is always an illusion. Stalking the ruins of New York City is Artemis, a renegade, flesh-eating bioroid (enhanced artificial h...

  • Dominion

    Welcome to the future, where the norms are vast bio-constructed cities, air toxic enough to force citizens to wear oxygen masks, and crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! When a mysterious winged girl with the power to cleanse the poisoned air i...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, Vol. 1

    An exciting new cyberpunk series from two manga legends: Shirow Masamune, the creator of Ghost in the Shell, and Rikudou Koushi, the creator of Excel Saga!

    When Nanakorobi Nene, a cybernetically-enhanced girl-next-door, heads to the island m...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 2

    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...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol 3

    A thrilling new series about cybernetic girls

    KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

    Nene and Clarion have settled in with Nene’s aunt Takumi, a reclusive genius with an interest in Nene’s education-and in what makes Clarion tick. As for Nene, she wa...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 4

    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...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 5

    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 t...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 6

    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 whil...



  • Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1

    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 Mo...

  • Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1.5: Human-Error Processor

    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!
     ...

  • Ghost in the Shell, Volume 2: Man-Machine Interface

    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!
       â€...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 7

    After Nene and Clarion are safely reunited, they must face Colonel Kurtz's combat android, Fear, and while they're distracted, Kurtz breaks through the firewalls that have kept Buer the boring machine sealed and sets it free....

  • Appleseed Alpha

    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 delusionalÂ...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 8

    The fight is over - to all appearances, at least! Nene and Clarion have finally thwarted both Kurtz and the conspiracy headed by Poseidon, the mysterious organization backing him. And now that Buer's central nervous unity has been safely recovered, t...

  • Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017

    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 Hollywo...

  • The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe Complete Box Set

    "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...

  • Pandora of the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 9

    LAST SUPPER

    Bunny-san continues to have the worst luck ever. Stuck in a top-secret facility, captured by mysterious robots, and handcuffed, it is looking less and less certain that she’ll be getting out of this one alive. When she’s offe...

  • Pandora of the Crimson Shell

    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 ...



  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell

    DOUBLE TROUBLE!

    Nene and Clarion are having a nice night out when they’re attackedâ€"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 Vol. 12

    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 afte...

  • The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm 1

    his brand-new chapter fills in the gaps between The Ghost in the Shell: Human-Error Processor and Man-Machine Interface manga with a tense cyberpunk thriller written by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex script writer Junichi Fujisaku. Just in t...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 13

    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...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 14

    MARINE MISCHIEF!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...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 15

    POSEIDON ON THE PRECIPICE!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 N...

  • The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled Edition

    Experience the complete cyberpunk classic manga in one massive hardcover, with an exclusive cover illustration created by Shirow Masamune specifically for this edition.In over 800 pages, this definitive version includes an exacting reproduction of th...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 16

    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; robot...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 17

    SISTERS IN ARMSThe 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 Cla...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 18

    BLESS THIS IMMUNITY!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...



  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 19

    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 a...

  • Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 20

    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-ri...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shirow Masamune has published 51 books.

The next book by Shirow Masamune, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 20, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Shirow Masamune, Appleseed, Book 1: The Promethean Challenge, was published in March 1990.

Yes. Shirow Masamune has 1 series.
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