{"product_id":"ciguatera-volume-1-minoru-furuya-9781647290580","title":"Ciguatera 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of self-doubting youth from award-winning manga creator Minoru Furuya, in his English debut series, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCiguatera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis coming-of-age tale from contemporary master Minoru Furuya centers on seventeen-year-old Yusuke Ogino, a self-described loser whose only refuge from the bullying hell he experiences at school is his dream of freedom on a motorcycle. But the unexpected entrance of a beautiful young woman into his life threatens to upend his whole world, forcing him to re-evaluate his relationships and even his sense of self.\u003cbr\u003eInstantly relatable and painfully honest, Furuya's manga blends pitch-black humor with pathos and the awkward realities of everyday life to produce a quintessential tale of youth. The meticulous yet uninhibited art swings from stark realism to laugh-out-loud caricature, while nuanced characters and complex emotions help \u003ci\u003eCiguatera\u003c\/i\u003e transcend the bounds of genre to take its rightful place as one of the great masterpieces of graphic storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minoru Furuya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647290589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647290580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertical Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.40w x 1.60d","brand":"Minoru Furuya","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049699897599,"sku":"9781647290580","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f6c2378-f031-4474-8e31-3640cb966ec7.jpg?v=1685002983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ciguatera-volume-1-minoru-furuya-9781647290580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}