{"product_id":"arakawa-under-the-bridge-2-paperback","title":"Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHikaru Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest-selling mangaka Hikaru Nakamura (\u003ci\u003eSaint Young Men\u003c\/i\u003e) makes her English language debut with this surreal comedy starring a 620-year-old water sprite, a man with a star for a head, a nun, and a samurai who runs a barber shop under Tokyo's Arakawa Bridge. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart 2 contains volumes 3 and 4 of the Japanese edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRec, insulted by the insinuation that he has nothing to contribute to the community under the bridge, decides to start a school. Rec's secretaries from his company in the outside world investigate his current situation, reports of which are sent back to his father, who then targets the river bank for redevelopment, threatening the idyllic lifestyle of the river bank denizens...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1984, in the artisan filled city of Shizuoka, Hikaru Nakamura is one of the top selling manga artists today. Since 2001, when she was only 16 years old, Nakamura was already making headways in the world of manga. Her first series \u003ci\u003eNakamura Factory\u003c\/i\u003e was a mini-hit for Japanese publishers SquareEnix. She would follow that up with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArakawa Under the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, which would eventually be adapted into an animated television series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Arakawa was her break-through, her next work \u003ci\u003eSaint Young Men\u003c\/i\u003e would take her to a level of success not seen in Japan in years Attack on Titan and Naruto in the process having sold more than ten million units. \u003ci\u003eArakawa Under the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e is her English language debut, but she has been published throughout Europe and Asia for years.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696904343615,"sku":"9781945054426","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/49638810fa7e90c7bf7eccc4bdf1cda8.webp?v=1765007724","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/arakawa-under-the-bridge-2-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}