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Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗 Shirō Masamune) is a manga artist. He was born on November 23 1961.Masamune Shirow is the pen name of Masanori Ota based on a famous swordsmith Masamune. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies two anime TV series an anime TV movie and several video games.