{"product_id":"fukufuku-kitten-tales-1-9781942993438","title":"Fukufuku: Kitten Tales 1","description":"The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling cartoonist Konami Kanata returns with another delightful collection of all-ages cat comics that feature the feline superstar FukuFuku. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stray kitten, FukuFuku has been adopted into the home of a widowed grandmother, and the two develop a close relationship--all told from the kitten's point of view. Related in eighteen scenarios as a flashback to the kittenhood days of the now-adult FukuFuku, these vignettes will charm readers young and old as they watch this fun-loving, trouble-making feline grow into a lazy and almost cynical pet, but one that expresses its love and devotion as only a pampered house cat can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKonami Kanata was born on July 3, 1958, in Nagano, Japan. A veteran manga artist Konami made her professional debut in 1982 with the serialized comic \u003ci\u003ePetit Cat Jam-Jam\u003c\/i\u003e for Kodansha's seminal shoujo manga magazine \u003ci\u003eNakaYoshi\u003c\/i\u003e. The daughter of an elementary school teacher, most of Konami's stories are for readers of all ages making her one of the most accessible artists in recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her nearly thirty year career, Konami has penned more than a dozen comic series, with the majority of them focusing on cats and pets. Konami is well regarded within the pet-manga community for her keen sense of cat ecology. Her ability to observe and render feline behavior has earned her respect from the Japanese manga community as a whole. While most of her properties were published for a younger female demographic, her most recent series \u003ci\u003eChi's Sweet Home\u003c\/i\u003e is currently being published by Kodansha's \u003ci\u003eMorning\u003c\/i\u003e magazine--Japan's leading comic magazine for adult readers--proving that quality can be found even in the cutest of sources.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608401285394,"sku":"9781942993438","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82a050ec-ab21-4a68-b858-ab711c558919.jpg?v=1732320923","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fukufuku-kitten-tales-1-9781942993438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}