Review: Masamune Shirow Solid Box

Here is one of the greatest items any Masamune Shirow collector should own. It is simply known as the 'SOLID BOX'. I apologize up front as this will be heavy with pictures.

This originally was selling for 13,333 yen (about $171 USD). It was a hard item to get and is even hard to find today. I have actually had this for a couple years and just the chance to photograph it. When I picked this up off of eBay, I was lucky enough to get it for only $125 USD.

This plain exterior hides a treasure trove of lovely items from his series Ghost in the Shell. Here are the shots of the exterior and interior boxing.

 
You even got a printed note from Shirow about the box. I just wish I could read the damn thing. If anyone can translate this, I would be quite happy to know what it says.

 
In this great box, you get several items that you can see below. You don't just one, but 2 Fuchikoma's (Tachikoma) and everything is in silver. I will do a more detailed photoshoot of the clear version of the Fuchikoma later in this post. Here is the list of items as noted on the box top and then the photos.

• Book 01 ~ The Ghost in the Shell ~ B5 size
• Book 02 ~ Manmachine Interface ~ B5 size
• Poster ~ Manmachine Interface ~ A2 size
• Minibook ~  Manmachine Interface ~ CD size in a CD case
• Clear File ~ Manmachine Interface ~ A4 size
• Action Figure Fuchikoma ~ Clear Plastic Type

 

 

 

As you can see, you get a small color insert showing some of the artwork. Though only a size of a CD, it is packed with colorful illustrations.

Here are some of the interior pages for the 2 books (in Japanese of course) of the Ghost in the Shell series. It is just cool have a silver hardcover edition of these now.

 

 

As promised, here are the detail shots of the Crystal Clear version of the Tachikoma.

 

 

If you can get your hands on this - DO IT! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND it for any GitS's collection.