{"product_id":"mushishi-collectors-edition-volume-03","title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition Volume 03","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"book-description-copy\" class=\"drawer-copy-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003eThe beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore life as we know it, there existed entities that don’t obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as \u003cem\u003emushi\u003c\/em\u003e. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by \u003cem\u003emushi\u003c\/em\u003e into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a \u003cem\u003emushi\u003c\/em\u003e master…a \u003cem\u003emushi-shi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 5-6 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough invisible to most, tiny creatures known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emushi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people’s lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/em\u003e. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages–until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKodansha’s new edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kodansha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58478845198720,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/3281\/files\/MushishiCollector_sEditionVolume03MangaBookFrontCover.jpg?v=1790761096","url":"https:\/\/giftdude.co.uk\/products\/mushishi-collectors-edition-volume-03","provider":"Giftdude","version":"1.0","type":"link"}