He says, “The reason why I started loving Japanese anime was Mamoru Oshii’s ‘Ghost in The Shell’ that I saw when I was 6.
I am drawing the designs of Motoko and others with the love and respect for ‘Ghost in The Shell’ in my heart.”
The official Twitter for Netflix Japan Anime posted an image of Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in The Shell SAC_2045, the latest installment from the anime series based on Masamune Shirow’s sci-fi action manga, and also announced that Russian illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov serves as character designer.