{"product_id":"live-memorium-miki-makasu-9781962413398","title":"Live Memorium","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen digital dreams turn into nightmares . . . \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSingle and awkward, Tomasu works as an accountant for a company that makes sex dolls. It's not a glamorous life, but it's a living. Manipulated by his crooked boss and ridiculed by his colleagues, he suffers a series of personal setbacks throughout his life in a gigantic, lonely megalopolis. The day his mother dies, his life turns upside down. Shaken by this tragedy and encouraged by his friend, he decides to take the plunge and test \u003ci\u003eLive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMemorium\u003c\/i\u003e, an illegal technology that offers its users the ability to relive their childhood memories and act differently within them. Once inside the machine, Tomasu can see his mother again and change the course of certain events that led to his deep trauma. He asserts himself with more confidence and reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, but in the process, loses touch with reality. It is the beginning of a self-destructive spiral, where the virtual world and the real world become one . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dystopian tale with a cyberpunk flavor, \u003ci\u003e Live Memorium\u003c\/i\u003e projects us into another dimension. In the tradition of the great seinen sci-fi manga, this captivating story questions our relationship with technology and the solitude and emotional distress of our urbanized society. Halfway between \u003ci\u003eDomû\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e, Miki Makasu tells a unique and dizzying experience illustrated by the elegant graphic talent of Benoît Bourget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miki Makasu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196241339X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962413398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Magnetic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs","brand":"Miki Makasu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114000822527,"sku":"9781962413398","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b12157e0-4a15-452f-8949-8dd5b705ab54.jpg?v=1769618482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/live-memorium-miki-makasu-9781962413398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}