{"product_id":"kaze-hikaru-vol-31-9781974737604","title":"Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 31","description":"\u003cb\u003eRomance between \"swordsmen,\" based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.\u003c\/b\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. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePosing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. Councilor Ito Kashitaro proposes an espionage plan with the ostensible purpose of acquiring information from neighboring regions. However, the selection of members to join Ito's group causes controversy for Sei, her secret love Okita, and her secret admirer Saito!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatanabe read hundreds of historical sources to create \u003ci\u003eKaze Hikaru\u003c\/i\u003e. She is from Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647342022930,"sku":"9781974737604","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eff7beb1-8666-4e40-a00f-8dfa6904e281.jpg?v=1733202431","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kaze-hikaru-vol-31-9781974737604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}