{"product_id":"the-drifting-classroom-perfect-edition-vol-1-9781974709373","title":"The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive edition, featuring an all-new translation and deluxe hardcover design that reestablish Kazuo Umezz's The Drifting Classroom as a timeless horror classic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake, a Japanese elementary school is transported into a hostile world where the students and teachers are besieged by terrifying creatures and beset by madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.\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 (1967-1968), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1972-1974), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUltraman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (a manga adaptation of the TV series), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenrei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Baptism), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name is Shingo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \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 (1976) 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":50604220514578,"sku":"9781974709373","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_117ffaa3-e215-4a0b-8403-a22b6e766a27.jpg?v=1737293806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-drifting-classroom-perfect-edition-vol-1-9781974709373","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}