About the Mangaka Masamune Shirow had created several other titles before GitS which made him famous. Several of the earlier series then gained their own fame, thought GitS remains the most famous, and most well known. About the Manga   While I liked this volume was a great read, and a good addition to the [...]

About the Mangaka Otomo Katsuhiro debuted in 1973 with Jusei, Akira was started in 1982 and propelled him to the international stage. And revolutionised the way manga was drawn. He followed this up with a move into animation, including doing an adaptation of Akira, that like the manga became a world wide hit. From there [...]