{"product_id":"jujutsu-kaisen-thorny-road-at-dawn-9781974732562","title":"Jujutsu Kaisen: Thorny Road at Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003eResurrect the tense conflict between the Jujutsu Sorcerers and the cursed spirits in this collection of original stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSorcery and demon curses abound in this collection of stories spun from the world of \u003ci\u003eJujutsu Kaisen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA talent scout who approaches Kugisaki on a street corner turns out to be a Cursed Speech user with an ulterior motive. When Inumaki comes to her rescue, things don't quite turn out as he planned... Then Mechamaru goes on a solo mission, Gojo and friends take a night off, and more chilling and charming adventures ensue in these five short stories set in the world of \u003ci\u003eJujutsu Kaisen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGege Akutami \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1992 in Iwate Prefecture. In 1999, Akutami was a champion in a death game that involved taking turns rubbing medication used for treating insect bites on one's nether regions, for which he attracted a lot of attention and had to disappear for a while. In 2014, Akutami began his manga career with \u003ci\u003eKamishiro Sosa\u003c\/i\u003e (God Age Investigation). He claims to have no memory of that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt present, in 2020, \u003ci\u003eJujutsu Kaisen\u003c\/i\u003e is being serialized in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. People say it's one of the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"three great works inspiring déjà vu in Japan.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBallad Kitaguni \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 19xx in Hokkaido. In 2002, Kitaguni was playing \u003ci\u003eRurouni Kenshin\u003c\/i\u003e in the park with a wooden sword he'd gotten from theater class, when he got branded a suspicious individual by concerned citizens and had to disappear for a while. In 2015, Kitaguni made his authorial debut with \u003ci\u003eApricot Red\u003c\/i\u003e. Kitaguni hides this information from his relatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt present, in 2020, Kitaguni is supposed to be working on a novelization but is distracted by the idea of someone rubbing medication for insect bites on their nether regions in a death game...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597854839058,"sku":"9781974732562","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd716f3d-9bd4-4ae8-855a-72d8e04196f9.jpg?v=1732180330","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jujutsu-kaisen-thorny-road-at-dawn-9781974732562","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}