{"product_id":"my-name-is-shingo-the-perfect-edition-vol-5-9781974752959","title":"My Name Is Shingo: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic science fiction-horror manga from the mind of Kazuo Umezz, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Orochi, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCat-Eyed B\u003c\/i\u003eoy!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an industrial robot named Monroe begins to work at his father's factory, Satoru is fascinated. As he and his friend Marin spend more time with Monroe, they start to suspect there's more to the machine than anyone else realizes. But neither children nor adults are prepared for Monroe's violent awakening into consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the robot Monroe grows ever more intelligent and self-aware, so too does his obsession with finding Satoru and Marin, the children who brought him into this world. After a harrowing escape from Japan, Monroe sets sail for England, where Marin is forced into one horrifying situation after another by an obsessive acquaintance as she struggles to reconnect with the memories she has lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKazuo Umezz started drawing professionally in the 1950s and is considered the most influential horror manga artist ever. His many horror and sci-fi\/horror works include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCat-Eyed Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenrei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Baptism), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name is Shingo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(winner of the Prix du Patrimoine in 2018 at the Angoulême International Comics Festival), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of God\/Right Hand of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. His popular gag series \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMakoto-Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e prove that Umezz is also an accomplished humor cartoonist. Umezz's weird style, incredible ideas, and sometimes terrifying imagery have made him a fixture of Japanese pop culture, and his work has been adapted into movies, anime, and collectibles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384527159570,"sku":"9781974752959","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3553300-9c8b-4559-b527-d247782013e8.jpg?v=1750177366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-name-is-shingo-the-perfect-edition-vol-5-9781974752959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}