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Masamune Shirow: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Masamune Shirow has 2 books adapted into 8 TV shows and movies.
About Masamune Shirow's books on screen
Masamune Shirow has 2 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1985 to 1989 (including manga). Together they have become 3 TV series and 5 movies. The first adaptation was Ghost in the Shell (1995), and the most recent released one is The Ghost in the Shell (2026). The most adapted is Ghost in the Shell, with 7 screen versions.
Masamune Shirow books with adaptations, in publication order
- Appleseed (1985) · adapted as Appleseed (2004)
- Ghost in the Shell (1989) · adapted as Ghost in the Shell (2017), Ghost in the Shell (1995), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) and 3 more
TV shows and movies based on Masamune Shirow's books
- The Ghost in the Shell (TV, 2026)
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (TV, 2020)
- Ghost in the Shell (movie, 2017)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (movie, 2006)
- Appleseed (movie, 2004)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (movie, 2004)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV, 2002)
- Ghost in the Shell (movie, 1995)
Common questions
How many Masamune Shirow books have been made into movies or TV shows?
2 books have been adapted into 8 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Masamune Shirow adaptation?
Ghost in the Shell, released in 1995, a movie based on Ghost in the Shell.
Is a new Masamune Shirow adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Ghost in the Shell.
Which Masamune Shirow book has the most adaptations?
Ghost in the Shell, with 7 TV and movie versions.