{"product_id":"bakuman-vol-18-9781421542942","title":"Bakuman., Vol. 18","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAverage student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoritaka and Akito complete their new story, \u003ci\u003eReversi\u003c\/i\u003e, and hope it will finally lead to their getting an anime. But standing in their way is Eiji Nizuma with his new story, \u003ci\u003eZombie Gun\u003c\/i\u003e. This intense head-to-head battle may have ramifications for the entire manga industry!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series \u003ci\u003eDeath Note, Bakuman\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Platinum End..\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title\u003ci\u003e Hikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei \"New Hope\" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit \u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the hugely successful manga \u003ci\u003eBakuman, All You Need Is Kill, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlatinum End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504428618002,"sku":"9781421542942","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67c4fe46-f2b3-46f6-a432-12a816997dd6.jpg?v=1730819281","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bakuman-vol-18-9781421542942","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}