{"product_id":"nemurubaka-masakazu-ishiguro-9798898634988","title":"Nemurubaka: Half-Awake Fools","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe manga that inspired the hit live-action film! Two roommates struggle to make ends meet until an opportunity changes everything. From the creator of \u003ci\u003eAnd Yet the Town Moves \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Heavenly Delusion!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Masakazu Ishiguro, the acclaimed creator of \u003ci\u003eHeavenly Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a quietly piercing portrait of youth in limbo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a women's college dorm, Yumi drifts through her days working at a bookstore, unsure what comes next. Across the room, her upperclassman Ruka throws herself into her music, chasing a future that feels both urgent and impossibly far away. As Ruka pushes forward and Yumi lingers in her wake, the space between dreaming and doing grows harder to ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWry, intimate, and achingly honest, \u003ci\u003eNEMURUBAKA\u003c\/i\u003e captures the uneasy in-between of early adulthood--when you're no longer a child, but not yet certain who you're meant to become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis complete edition features new artwork and previously unreleased stories, and inspired the live-action film \u003ci\u003eNemurubaka: Hypnic Jerks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Masakazu Ishiguro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798898634988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Seas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Masakazu Ishiguro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097362571519,"sku":"9798898634988","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nemurubaka-masakazu-ishiguro-9798898634988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}