{"product_id":"appleseed-masamune-shirow-the-manga-and-the-anime-9781861719249","title":"Appleseed: Masamune Shirow: The Manga and the Anime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPPLESEED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMASAMUNE SHIROW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MANGA AND THE ANIME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Jeremy Mark Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a study of the Appleseed manga by Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), and the adaptations of Appleseed in animation. Shirow is a Japanese artist best known for the comics Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a colour edition, with over 180 illustrations, most in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasamune Shirow is one of the great creators in the world of Japanese manga and animé - his works have been the basis of several important franchises, with Ghost In the Shell the best-known. Shirow's art is marked by futuristic, cyber-punk settings, fabulous, often eccentric designs, elaborate mecha (such as tanks and mobile suits), attractive warrior women and detailed storytelling (accompanied by his famous, sometimes arcane notes).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impact of the work of Masamune Shirow has been immense in animé and manga: Ghost In the Shell alone led to not one but two classic movies, two outstanding TV series (plus a third, the Arise series), and spin-off movies. Add to that the live-action Ghost of 2017, and more Ghosties on the way. Then there's the Appleseed digital animations and Appleseed cel animation, plus Black Magic, Real Drive, Ghost Hound (Unseen World) and Dominion: Tank Police. It all adds up to a remarkable presence in TV and movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn cinema, Masamune Shirow's influence is easy to spot in the Star Wars prequels, in the Matrix movies, in Avatar, in Minority Report, in the Avengers series, and in many a superhero flick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated in colour with over 180 images from Appleseed and Masamune Shirow's output.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardcover - full colour laminate cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography, resources and notes. 296 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.crmoon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobinson, Jeremy Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"JEREMY ROBINSON has published poetry, fiction, and studies of J.R.R. Tolkien, Samuel Beckett, Thomas Hardy, André Gide and D.H. Lawrence. Robinson has edited poetry books by Novalis, Ursula Le Guin, Friedrich Hölderlin, Francesco Petrarch, Dante Alighieri, Arseny Tarkovsky, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Books on film and animation include: The Akira Book - The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo - The Art of Masamune Shirow - The Ghost In the Shell Book - Fullmetal Alchemist - Cowboy Bebop: The Anime and Movie - The Cinema of Hayao Miyazaki - Hayao Miyazaki: Pocket Guide - Princess Mononoke: Pocket Movie Guide - Spirited Away: Pocket Movie Guide - Blade Runner and the Cinema of Philip K. Dick - Blade Runner: Pocket Movie Guide - The Cinema of Donald Cammell - Performance: Donald Cammell: Nic Roeg: Pocket Movie Guide - Pasolini: Il Cinema di Poesia\/ The Cinema of Poetry - Salo: Pocket Movie Guide - The Trilogy of Life Movies: Pocket Movie Guide - The Gospel According To Matthew: Pocket Movie Guide - The Ecstatic Cinema of Tony Ching Siu-tung - Tsui Hark: The Dragon Master of Chinese Cinema - The Swordsman: Pocket Movie Guide - A Chinese Ghost Story: Pocket Movie Guide - Ken Russell: England's Great Visionary Film Director and Music Lover - Tommy: Ken Russell: The Who: Pocket Movie Guide - Women In Love: Ken Russell: D.H. Lawrence: Pocket Movie Guide - The Devils: Ken Russell: Pocket Movie Guide - Walerian Borowczyk: Cinema of Erotic Dreams - The Beast: Pocket Movie Guide - The Lord of the Rings Movies - The Fellowship of the Ring: Pocket Movie Guide - The Two Towers: Pocket Movie Guide - The Return of the King: Pocket Movie Guide - Jean-Luc Godard: The Passion of Cinema - The Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky - Andrei Tarkovsky: Pocket Guide.\"","brand":"Crescent Moon Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179088539922,"sku":"9781861719249","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e322510d-1ce7-4a33-9c43-6a20cf81eed5.jpg?v=1775635496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/appleseed-masamune-shirow-the-manga-and-the-anime-9781861719249","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}