{"product_id":"nichijou-1-9781942993308","title":"Nichijou 1","description":"In this just-surreal enough take on the \"school genre\" of manga, a group of friends grapple with all sorts of unexpected situations in their daily lives as high schoolers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe gags, jokes, puns, and haiku keep this series off-kilter even as the cast grow and change. Check it out and meet the new ordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeiichi Arawi (1977-) is a professional comic artist and illustrator. Originally from Gunma, Japan, he was raised in the city of Maebashi. By the time he was 19 he entered the world of comics drawing short stories for Media Factory's \u003ci\u003eComic Flapper\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMy Neighbor Seki\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e7 Billion Needles\u003c\/i\u003e). While his first series \u003ci\u003eKazeMachi\u003c\/i\u003e was short-lived it caught the attention of one of the bigger publishers in Japan, Kadokawa Publishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis short \u003ci\u003eNichijou\u003c\/i\u003e won Kadokawa's 22nd ACE Award for New Artists and by November 2006 \u003ci\u003eNichijou\u003c\/i\u003e was regularly serialized in Kadokawa's flagship magazine Shonen Ace. \u003ci\u003eNichijou\u003c\/i\u003e has since then sold more than a million copies and has seen cartoon and video game adaptations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was also selected by Guillermo del Toro as one of the top comics out of Japan today for \u003ci\u003eAsahi News\u003c\/i\u003e' SUGOI Japan project.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50588402811154,"sku":"9781942993308","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6347534d-ca9e-4b96-b2b8-592db4b821a2.jpg?v=1732072661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nichijou-1-9781942993308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}