{"product_id":"my-neighbor-seki-9-9781945054013","title":"My Neighbor Seki 9","description":"\u003cb\u003eDesktop Distractions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeki transforms himself into an old lady selling cheap candy, an avant garde artist who uses a very unusual medium, and even a marionette who mimics his own antics in miniature. Will Seki's artistic abilities land him a job as a manga artist?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakuma Morishige was born in Miyazaki prefecture back in 1978. A professional comic artist, he earned an engineering degree from the University of Hiroshima. While Morishige has been working as a comic artist since 2001, he is best known for his work on \u003ci\u003eMy Neighbor Seki\u003c\/i\u003e and for being the brother to the award-winning comic artist Akiko Higashimura. Morishige even appears as a character in Higashimura's autobiographical comic \u003ci\u003eHimawari...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2000 Morishige's debut project, \u003ci\u003eLife Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist selection for the Chiba Tetsuya Comic Award. He would then turn his attention towards manga creation full-time in 2001. He has since developed six series, most of them being comedies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516944519442,"sku":"9781945054013","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7642f5f7-6d58-4c60-b90b-d78b398d873a.jpg?v=1731029573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-neighbor-seki-9-9781945054013","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}