{"product_id":"mushishi-collector-s-edition-3-9798888776360","title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBefore life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e master…a \u003ci\u003emushi-shi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 5-6 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration..\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe line between life and death is blurred, especially where mushi--a different form of life--are concerned. Ginko, a mushishi who wanders the land learning about the curious nature of mushi, visits an island where a woman's child may be her late mother reborn. In a mountain village, he meets a young hunter whose hand can kill with a touch. Throughout Ginko's many encounters with the unnatural, one truth remains constant: for good or ill, both man and mushi can only act according to their nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s, \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\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. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\u003e became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages--until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKodansha's new edition of \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\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":"Yuki Urushibara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56469890662742,"sku":"9798888776360","price":33.91,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9798888776360.jpg?v=1793784518","url":"https:\/\/www.englishbook.fi\/products\/mushishi-collector-s-edition-3-9798888776360","provider":"Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}