{"product_id":"pokemon-adventures-x-y-vol-2","title":"Pokémon Adventures: X-Y, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eAwesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eX was a Pokémon Trainer child prodigy. He hated being in the spotlight, so he took to hiding in his room and avoiding everyone--including his best friend Y. But now a surprise attack has brought X out of hiding! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mystery of Mega Evolution begins to unravel, and new Pokémon join X and Y and their friends as they face an intensifying battle! Meanwhile, the headquarters of the Mega Evolution family, the Tower of Mastery, is under attack by a mysterious figure in a mechanical suit! Who is the masked marauder named Essentia?!\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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608299147538,"sku":"9781974726639","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76dad018-e0a7-4f0e-a62f-dcf1c7a4ebda.jpg?v=1732319576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pokemon-adventures-x-y-vol-2","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}