{"product_id":"kaze-hikaru-vol-25-paperback","title":"Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 25 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaeko Watanabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomance between \"swordsmen,\" based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system. This group becames one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history...the Shinsengumi! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShinsengumi vice captain Toshizo recounts his youth as an aspiring swordsman and his budding relationship with captain Kondo. Later, Kondo, Toshizo and Tominaga Sei, a female samurai living as a man, confront internal strife when money goes missing from the Shinsengumi's coffer. Sei must face her fears when Shinsengumi leadership hands down a terrible punishment to a fellow warrior.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaeko Watanabe debuted as a manga artist in 1979 with her story \u003ci\u003eWaka-chan no Netsuai Jidai\u003c\/i\u003e (Love Struck Days of Waka). \u003ci\u003eKaze Hikaru\u003c\/i\u003e is her longest-running series, but she has created a number of other popular series. Watanabe is a two-time winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the girls' category--her manga \u003ci\u003eHajime-chan go Ichiban!\u003c\/i\u003e (Hajime-chan Is Number One!) claimed the award in 1991, and \u003ci\u003eKaze Hikaru\u003c\/i\u003e took it in 2003. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatanabe read hundreds of historical sources to create \u003ci\u003eKaze Hikaru\u003c\/i\u003e. She is from Tokyo.\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 7.4 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 August 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459265446066,"sku":"9781421535890","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3538c7b0b412bd343aad4a0074bf0a92.webp?v=1778900416","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/kaze-hikaru-vol-25-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}