{"product_id":"pok-mon-sword-shield-vol-2","title":"Pok?mon: Sword \u0026 Shield, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eAwesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon Sword \u0026amp; Shield video games set in the wild Galar region!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCasey Shield, a hacker who invented the Dynamax Simulator, and Henry Sword, a boy who repairs gear for Pokémon, both dream of entering the Galar region's Gym battles. For Casey, it's a chance to reunite with her lost Pokémon. For Henry, it's an opportunity to search for the legendary Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry, Casey and their friends arrive at Motostoke to participate in the Gym Challenge. They've missed the opening ceremonies, but they're still able to join in the challenges! Henry's first official battle pits him against Gym Leader Milo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Henry's first Dynamax battle also be his last?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHidenori Kusaka is the writer for \u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e. Running continuously for over 20 years, \u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e is the only manga series to completely cover all the \u003ci\u003ePokémon\u003c\/i\u003e games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. In addition to writing manga, he also edits children's books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan's children's magazines. He uses the Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSatoshi Yamamoto is the artist for \u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title \u003ci\u003eKimen Senshi\u003c\/i\u003e, which ran in Shogakukan's \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, followed by the series \u003ci\u003eKaze no Denshosha\u003c\/i\u003e. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators\/artists include FUJIKO F FUJIO (\u003ci\u003eDoraemon\u003c\/i\u003e), Yukinobu Hoshino (\u003ci\u003e2001 Nights\u003c\/i\u003e) and Katsuhiro Otomo (\u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e). He loves films, monsters, detective novels and punk rock music. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media - Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604675170578,"sku":"9781974725250","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9f1f580-31fa-4ecf-97d8-6a32775cf7ef.jpg?v=1732262806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pok-mon-sword-shield-vol-2","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}