{"product_id":"mushishi-collectors-edition-1-hardcover-9798888776346","title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition 1 (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as mushi. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by mushi into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a mushi master…a mushi-shi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 1–2.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough invisible to most, tiny creatures known as mushi lurk 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurrences: 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s, \u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e earned 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of \u003cem\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of \u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKodansha's new edition of \u003cem\u003eMushishi\u003c\/em\u003e features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165761552625,"sku":"9798888776346","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/9798888776346_c4123c30-9a28-4d4e-8cf1-bef04b1f306b.jpg?v=1779482210","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/mushishi-collectors-edition-1-hardcover-9798888776346","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}