{"product_id":"ayashimon-vol-1-paperback","title":"Ayashimon, Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuji Kaku\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaruo punches his way into the monstrous world of Ayashimon yakuza with dreams of becoming a manga protagonist!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Enma Syndicate's chairman dies, Japan's supernatural underworld is turned on its head, leaving gangs of \u003ci\u003eayashimon\u003c\/i\u003e poised on the brink of war. Urara, the late chairman's daughter, has plans to come out on top, and she's found an unlikely ally to help make it happen--Maruo, a human who dreams of being a manga hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaruo always wanted to be like the characters in his favorite manga. Unfortunately, his training efforts have paid off a little too well. Now he breaks everything he touches, can't find a job, and wins every fight too easily. However, when he encounters a girl being pursued by a group of thugs who turn out to actually be monstrous ayashimon in disguise, it seems like his real-life manga story is about to begin!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuji Kaku debuted as a mangaka in 2009 with the one-shot \"Omoide Zeikan\" (Memory Customs), which won honorable mention in the 14th \u003ci\u003eJump SQ\u003c\/i\u003e Comic Grand Prix. He went on to write several other one-shots before beginning his first series, \u003ci\u003eFantasma\u003c\/i\u003e, which ran in\u003ci\u003e Jump SQ\u003c\/i\u003e from 2013 to 2014. His second series, \u003ci\u003eHell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, \u003c\/i\u003e ran from 2018 to 2021 on Jump+ and received an anime adaptation. \u003ci\u003eAyashimon\u003c\/i\u003e is his third title and started its serialization in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e in November 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457596014770,"sku":"9781974736676","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/914a47dfde9a9fb7c9ac14498c225c98.webp?v=1778882619","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ayashimon-vol-1-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}