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Shirow Masamune and the Predictions of “Ghost in the Shell”

  • An original page from Ghost in the Shell at the time of its serialization. Taken from the May 1989 issue of Young Magazine kaizokuban. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    An original page from Ghost in the Shell at the time of its serialization. Taken from the May 1989 issue of Young Magazine kaizokuban. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

  • The entrance to the Shirow Masamune exhibition at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    The entrance to the Shirow Masamune exhibition at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

  • An installation from the exhibition during its Tokyo outing. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    An installation from the exhibition during its Tokyo outing. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

  • Art from the manga on display at the exhibition. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    Art from the manga on display at the exhibition. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

  • Proof pages from Shirow’s work at the exhibition. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    Proof pages from Shirow’s work at the exhibition. (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

  • (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

    (© Shirow Masamune/Kōdansha)

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