{"product_id":"kamen-rider-kuuga-vol-2-paperback","title":"Kamen Rider Kuuga Vol. 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShotaro Ishinomori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHitotsu Yokoshima\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eToshiki Inoue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamen Rider: Kuuga\u003c\/i\u003e is back for an epic second volume, for the first time in English, with more action, more monsters, and more super heroics! This classic manga is perfect for fans of superheroes, the Power Rangers, and the tokusatsu genre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'll fight to protect everyone's smile!\" After the awakening of a mysterious figure on the ruins of Kurogatake, Nagano, several \"Unidentified Lifeforms\" appeared in Tokyo and started a wave of mass murders. Kaoru Ichijo, an investigator for the police department, meets young idealist Yusuke Godai and his friend, Sakurano Sawatari, who is kidnapped by one of these strange creatures. To save her, Godai accepts the power given to him by an enigmatic spirit wrapped on bandages. By accepting its power, he transforms and becomes... Kamen Rider!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShotaro Ishinomori\u003c\/b\u003e was a Japanese manga artist who was an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as \u003ci\u003eCyborg 009, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger\u003c\/i\u003e (which would go on to become part of the \u003ci\u003eSuper Sentai\u003c\/i\u003e series), and \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award twice, in 1968 for \u003ci\u003eSabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1988 for \u003ci\u003eHotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManga Nihon Keizai Nyumon\u003c\/i\u003e. He passed away in 1998. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eToshiki Inoue\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese screenwriter known for his work on anime and tokusatsu. He has written for many entries in the \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider\u003c\/i\u003e series, including the \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Kuuga\u003c\/i\u003e manga adaptation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHitotsu Yokoshima\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese manga artist, known mostly for his adaptation of H.G. Well's \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds \u003c\/i\u003ewith manga writer Daisuke Ihara and the manga adaptation of \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Kuuga\u003c\/i\u003e with Toshiki Inoue.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.2 x 5 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 January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457990115506,"sku":"9781787739567","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9aeb4f85ce247be0b8b5f89b2039b835.webp?v=1778886773","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/kamen-rider-kuuga-vol-2-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}