{"product_id":"kitaro-meets-nurarihyon-9781770462366","title":"Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKitaro\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun, eerie romp into Japan's supernatural world.\" -\u003ci\u003e-School Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second in a seven-volume series of the best of Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro comics, designed with a kid-friendly format and price point! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon is the second volume in the adventures of Shigeru Mizuki's bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of otherworldly friends. These seven stories date from the golden age of \u003ci\u003eGegege no Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e, when Mizuki had perfected the balance of folklore, comedy, and horror that made Kitaro one of Japan's most beloved characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon\u003c\/i\u003e, Kitaro and his father, Medama Oyaji, face off against one of their most powerful enemies--the self-styled Yokai Supreme Commander known as Nurarihyon. Over the course of this volume, Kitaro takes on the swamp-dwelling Sawa Kozo, the mysterious Diamond Yokai, and the sea giant called Umizato, and wages a double feature of battles against the bizarre Odoro Odoro. Finally, Kitaro journeys to hell itself in the infamous and surreal story \"Hell Ride.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to more than 150 pages of Mizuki's all-ages monster fun, \u003ci\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon \u003c\/i\u003eincludes bonus materials: \"Yokai Files\" that introduce Japan's folklore monsters and a \"History of Kitaro\" essay by the translator Zack Davisson. If you found the world of \u003ci\u003eyokai\u003c\/i\u003e fascinating in \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e, you will find even more to love in \u003ci\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770462366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2016 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shigeru Mizuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180700958901,"sku":"9781770462366","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bb4f3840-4e14-4420-83f4-98c1c27cfa26.jpg?v=1697518013","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kitaro-meets-nurarihyon-9781770462366","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}