{"product_id":"the-art-of-masamune-shirow-volume-3-erotica-9781861717979","title":"The Art of Masamune Shirow: Volume 3: Erotica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVOLUME 3: EROTICA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Jeremy Mark Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, b. 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics and animations Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. Shirow-sensei is one of the great artists in the world of Japanese manga and animé - his works have provided the basis of several important franchises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasamune Shirow's art is marked by futuristic, cyber-punk settings, fabulous, often eccentric designs, elaborate mecha (such as tanks and mobile suits), voluptuous warrior women and detailed storytelling (accompanied by his famous notes). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the first studies of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow in the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEroticism has always been a part of Masamune Shirow's art, from his earliest works. Shirow has produced a significant amount of erotic art since the 1990s in the form of single images (his pin-ups), collections of images with a theme (his calendars and posterbooks), and groups of images with a simple plot (his erotica, published in colour books such as Gallhound, Pieces, Galgrease, Greaseberries, Wild Wet Quest, Wild West Quest, W Tails Cat and Hellhound). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art of Masamune Shirow: Volume 3: Erotica includes a biography; chapters on Shirow and the Japanese manga industry; Shirow's signature works in erotic art (such as his posterbooks and pin-ups); on the Intron Depot series; on the sexual content found in his well-known works (such as Appleseed and Ghost In the Shell); and on his other manga. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of Masamune Shirow's erotic publications are studied in this book, including Hellcat (pirates), Hellhound (horror\/ fantasy), Galhound (sci-fi), Wild Wet West (cowgirls), Wild Wet Quest (action-adventure), and the Greaseberries series and the W Tails Cat series (sci-fi teams). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated (over 300 illustrations), including many images from Masamune Shirow's whole output. There is also a censored version of the book's text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art of Masamune Shirow is published in three volumes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: Manga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 2: Animé\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 3: Erotica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 18's only. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardcover - full colour laminate cover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography, resources and notes. 544 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 written many critical studies, including Steven Spielberg, Arthur Rimbaud, Jean-Luc Godard, and The Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky, plus literary monographs on: J.R.R. Tolkien; Samuel Beckett; Thomas Hardy; André Gide; Robert Graves; and Lawrence Durrell.","brand":"Crescent Moon Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452518207762,"sku":"9781861717979","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9fbe4f6-8bab-418e-ad20-ac696d10dcc4.jpg?v=1772012331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-masamune-shirow-volume-3-erotica-9781861717979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}