Great news for fans of Shirow Masamune (士郎正宗), the legendary manga artist and creator of such iconic comic titles like Ghost In The Shell, Appleseed, Dominion, Orion and Black Magic; come April 12th to October 17th 2025 the Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo will be holding The World Of Shirow Masamune manga exhibition (士郎正宗の世界展), showcasing genga ( original drawings ) of his aforementioned works, with a focus on Ghost In The Shell.
I’m of course a very big fan of Shirow’s work and have reviewed many of his manga/art books over the years, and so I’m really excited to be able to attend the exhibition during my upcoming Tokyo trip in May this year. I’m hoping there’s a fat and juicy catalogue art book planned for the exhibition and will certainly be documenting the exhibition during my visit, so stay tuned !
You can find out more about the exhibition here ( in Japanese language only ) – ttps://www.shirow-masamune-ex.jp
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January 16th, 2025 at 5:29 am
It there going to be a book published and sold for the art show.
If yes, please post where it can be purchased.
I’ve been a fan of Masamune Shirow’s work since the late 1980s.
Thank you.
January 21st, 2025 at 9:50 am
Gustavo – Yes, I’ll be sure to report back if there is a catalog art book available !
January 21st, 2025 at 1:27 pm
Love seeing Masamune Shirow’s work getting a new exhibition. The design of the promotional materials you’ve posted are cool, too. I’d love it if they do a nice exhibition catalog and make it available for ordering (maybe CDJapan will offer it via their proxy service).
January 23rd, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Chris – Yep, I’ll definitely be picking up a copy for review if there is one and will post the purchase links then !