{"product_id":"the-boy-and-the-beast-volume-1-paperback","title":"The Boy and the Beast, Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMamoru Hosoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRenji Asai\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eAlexandra McCullough-Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleeing tragedy and mistreatment, a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo's busy Shibuya ward. His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts  A rough-living bear named Kumatetsu gives Ren a new life and a new name--Kyuta--but is Kumatetsu really up to the job of being a mentor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenji Asai is the artist behind the manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed film The Boy and the Beast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator and director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.2 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 February 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458382315698,"sku":"9780316358200","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fd43fdc4fe003935235899ab1883475d.webp?v=1778891048","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-boy-and-the-beast-volume-1-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}