{"product_id":"tropic-of-the-sea-satoshi-kon-9781939130068","title":"Tropic of the Sea","description":"Yosuke's family has a strange tradition - once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid. When the egg matures his family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is then repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless his coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as a commercial development encroach on the sleepy seaside village and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity, and turns the egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids generations ago? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropic of the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Satoshi Kon's first feature length manga, includes a dozen black and white art plates from his original release, along with a 5-page essay written by Kon in 1999 detailing his transition from the manga industry to the animation business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Satoshi Kon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939130069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939130068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertical Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Satoshi Kon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050896126207,"sku":"9781939130068","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9dcf381c-6fcf-442f-8a3b-707f6ab18877.jpg?v=1685009880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tropic-of-the-sea-satoshi-kon-9781939130068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}