{"product_id":"orochi-the-perfect-edition-vol-2-9781974729425","title":"Orochi: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deluxe edition of \u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring all nine of the classic interconnected short stories by horror master Kazuo Umezz, the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second volume of Umezz's classic horror manga begins with \"Prodigy,\" in which Orochi watches from the shadows while a baby boy matures and proves that you never know who someone will grow up to be. In \"Home,\" Orochi accompanies a man home after an accident--but as they say, you can never go home again... Finally, in \"Key,\" the rules of good and evil are blurred for two families when Orochi moves into a new apartment.\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":50626176319762,"sku":"9781974729425","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9adb67c-88ac-44f0-956f-89ca31aeb1b6.jpg?v=1732650710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orochi-the-perfect-edition-vol-2-9781974729425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}