--- product_id: 4339166 title: "Orion Paperback – March 12, 2008" brand: "shirow masamune" price: "€ 204.58" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/4339166-orion-paperback-march-12-2008 store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Orion Paperback – March 12, 2008 **Brand:** shirow masamune **Price:** € 204.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Orion Paperback – March 12, 2008 by shirow masamune - **How much does it cost?** € 204.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4339166-orion-paperback-march-12-2008) ## Best For - shirow masamune enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted shirow masamune brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Orion Paperback – March 12, 2008 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61maTjDEj-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Weird, Wacky Dark Science-Fantasy *by S***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2011* This often overlooked gem from "Ghost in the Shell" and "Appleseed" manga artist and writer Masamune Shirow is in my humble opinion his superlative work. As one reviewer has already mentioned, one of the fatal flaws of Mr. Shirow's works is a tendency to meander all over the place, with no specific begining, middle, or end. Often he will start with a great concept, like he did in M-66 Black Magic, only to just stop the story at a critical point.What sets this apart from the other works, is not only does Shirow develop an amazing world, with it's extremely high concept Buddist and Hindu religious references, tying it in to real-world computer programming and applied sciences to create the "Psyco-Science" of the story, but does an incredible job, beginning to end of keeping it coherent and consistent all throughout. On top of that there is a satisfying ending to the story, but still leaves some room for future stories to be told.But what is a story and world without great characters? Orion has this in spades; From ditzy Seska, daughter of Fuzen, the Buddist-style priest who is trying to stop the Yamada Empire from making a potentially fatal mistake in using a Naga to eat all the negative karma to the real character of the story Susano Orabatos, a wild, chaotic God of Destruction, who goes about "helping" Fuzen, his summoner, in a sometimes less-than-helpful manner, even causing horrific death and destruction on the slightest provocation. For some readers, this level of darkness, which we have seen before in Shirow's other works, may be a bit off-putting, particularly when Susano goes about destroying a city and it's inhabitants simply because of resistance from one of the Yamada Empire officals, Dr. Hebime, to the God of Destruction's plans to prevent the Naga from being activated.But this darkness is at least alleviated by the wacky sense of humor pervading the whole story, and at no point does it detract from the dark drama, and vice-versa, and Shirow does a masterful job of even blending the two. No mean feat.So if you love Shirow's other works, and you want to read a complex, interesting story with very colorful, over-the-top, and well-developedcharacters, I cannot recommend this manga highly enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ guarrenteed to make you feel small and stupid- yea! *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2013* Pretty much a standalone story by Shiro Masamune (ghost in the shell) basically its in a futuristic world where planetary travel is the norm and technology is fused with eastern spirituality or wizardry based on science and psychic power. Weapons are forged to enhance them and there are military leaders/scientists who want to create what is called a nine headed naga dragon which is supposed to hoover up all the negative karma of the universe. But a wise shrinemen sees the folly of this, so tries to hide the formula to create it by turning it into a full body tattoo on the body of his sexy daughter Seska (her day job seem to be some sort of powerful spiritualistic traffic controller).With mad scientists banging on the door the shrinemen only hope of protection is to summon a powerful god called Susano and thus starts a power struggle for the fate of the world. Meanwhile, Seska gets a little confused on what side she's supposed to be fighting for after she gets swallowed and spat out by Susano and ends up a little more powerful than usual.Suffice to say you may not comprehend what your reading; its fun to follow, and has beautiful drawing. Its kinda like Dominiom conflict 1 (second tank police book), fun and a little silly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shirow's best path *by R***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2011* Shirow Masamune had all kinds of sci-fi paths he first created, then wandered down. Some he followed farther than others. Orion is the best example of a path he followed just far enough. Originally only six issues (I think), this comic mixed non-stop, insanely fast-paced battles with some incredibly interesting "fusion mysticism" which, in this particular compilation, is explained to some level of detail in an appendix. I loved it enough to want more, but feel better knowing Shirow quit while he was ahead.Orion provokes thought, rewards multiple readings, and while it has its share of images of the scantily dressed villainess/heroine Seska it's not blatantly tasteless like Shirow's more recent work. As an avid non-manga reader I'd say this is definitely a must-read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/4339166-orion-paperback-march-12-2008](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4339166-orion-paperback-march-12-2008) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-07*