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It seems that there is absolutely no mention of all the pornographic hentai Shirow has made. Is it because Americans are simply ignorant, or fans fear this will sully the author's more cerebral philisophical work?
- NOTE* I added information that Shirow is also a hentai artist, but someone edited it out. I have added it once more. If someone thinks it shouldn't be mentioned (despite the fact that it is true), then they should explain why here, rather then editing the data out.
Would anyone mind adding the kanji for his real name? I can't find it. --138.238.96.38 02:15, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Heck, where di you find his real name to begin with? --Ray Radlein 06:27, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
- IMDb, Google, etc. Anywhere his birthdate is listed, his real name is too, it seems. --138.238.96.38 18:44, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- The name is listed as "Ota" but the hiragana says "Oda," so which is it?--Lord Shitzu 22:04, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
- IMDb, Google, etc. Anywhere his birthdate is listed, his real name is too, it seems. --138.238.96.38 18:44, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- It's my perception (it may be wrong, although I am a Shirow fan) that his hentai stuff is more recent. In the past he seemed to stick more to actively avoiding drawing anything pornographic, until Ghost in the Shell (e.g. the Lesbian scene removed from the English version of the comic/graphic novel, which is preserved in the first Intron Depot book anyway). Some people may indeed feel it will sully his cerebral work, but I also think it's worth noting somewhere, as this is an encyclopedia after all ;) Particularly the more recent Galgrease stuff, which seems to be the primary hentai form of his work I've seen. --ElectricSkrill 18:53, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
He did character designs for Gundress (blech) but I can't figure out where to add that...any suggestions? (Maybe we souldn't...Gundress was really horrible) --Trent Arms 07:33, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Typo
This line is very confusing:
Masamune Shirow (former star of James Bond movies)is now one of the most famous anime and manga creators in the world. Indeed, for a time, he was more popular outside of Japan, namely in the UK, where he is known as "Roger Moore".
But I think this is just a typo and should read:
Masamune Shirow is now one of the most famous anime and manga creators in the world. Indeed, for a time, he was more popular outside of Japan, namely in the UK, where he is known as "Roger Moore"(former star of James Bond movies).
- It sounds like a joke to begin with? Why the bluzzlefudge should he be known as "Roger Moore" in the Blokesburg to begin with? I'm waiting for someone with more knowledge to see if it should be deleted... 惑乱 分からん 23:29, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
- I've reverted it as it was clearly nonsense (unless Roger Moore has a huge secret). It does appear that someone tried to revert it a few times already in the history, but each time the user who posted the graffiti changed it back again. ElectricSkrill 11:24, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Themes of his work.
I think we need to mention that the most common theme in Masamune Shirow's works is the emergence of machine consciousness. This a major part of Tank Police, Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell and is hinted at in Black Magic. Generally it's his technophile main female lead who encounters the AI first and has some sort of a relationship with it.
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