{"title":"Books by Mareho Kikuishi","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781975351847","title":"Your Forma, Vol. 1 (manga)","description":"The Your Forma—a “smart thread” installed directly into the brain that records all its user’s sensory perceptions and emotions. It’s Electronic Investigator Echika Hieda’s job to Dive into these recordings in search of clues to the world’s toughest and most serious crimes. Unfortunately for anyone who’s ever been paired with Echika, her data processing abilities are so off-the-charts that she usually puts her partners in the hospital in the process. Interpol’s solution: assigning an Amicus—a sentient android named Harold Lucraft—to be her new aide. With the exception of his cheekiness, Harold would be everything Echika wants in a partner—if only she didn’t hate all Amicus with a burning passion...","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43127932715186,"sku":"9781975351847","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975351847_50aa7a8a-bf70-4797-8dbe-75031c2470f6.jpg?v=1786031725"},{"product_id":"9781975339654","title":"Your Forma, Vol. 1","description":"In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous “smart thread” technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they record every sight, sound, and even emotion their users experience.For electronic investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples’ memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence to solve the toughest crimes is all part of a day’s work. The problem is, she’s so good at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. Does this unlikely duo have what it takes to resolve their mutual suspicions and avert a deadly technological infection from sweeping across the globe before it’s too late?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309352530293,"sku":"9781975339654","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975339654_59bacd37-c72f-4a19-8646-02bacbf4ad89.jpg?v=1786032125"},{"product_id":"9781975352226","title":"Your Forma, Vol. 3","description":"Echika, burdened by her decision to hide the secret of Harold’s Laws of Respect, experiences a rapid loss of Brain Dive functionality. With her prospects of being reinstated as a Diver looking grim, Echika is assigned to her next case as a normal police investigator, only to find Harold working the same inquiry with the help of a new “genius” assistant. From there, the two former partners chase separate leads after a hacker known only as E, a self-styled mind reader who has been leaking classified Interpol information on a popular message board. But what is this mysterious figure really after, and why are they inciting their followers to violence?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309759934837,"sku":"9781975352226","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975352226_5d9422c3-87ca-4a7c-a6e0-ed4eb33b7e63.jpg?v=1786031739"},{"product_id":"9798855406320","title":"Your Forma 2","description":"Begrudgingly partnering with the humanoid robot \"Amicus\" Harold, Echika finds herself investigating crimes caused by a new type of virus. Her partner, as always, is perfect—So why does she hate the Amicus so much? As the investigation progresses, unexpected revelations from her past start to emerge, leading the investigation in unforeseen directions.?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311369269621,"sku":"9798855406320","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798855406320_a5a5a8f5-7bb4-4970-a8cb-18a3dd5618b8.jpg?v=1786033409"},{"product_id":"your-forma-vol-7","title":"Your Forma, Vol. 7","description":"After Professor Lexie leaks the RF Models’ system code to the world, Harold is captured and scheduled to be scrapped. To add insult to injury, the Electrocrime Investigations Bureau arrests Echika on false charges. Just as she is beginning to lose all hope of turning things around, however, Echika notices friction in the Alliance, including Director Schlosser’s attempt to cover up his previous failings. If Echika can exploit the fissures in the organization, she might have a shot at saving her and Harold’s skins. But can she survive the power struggle at the very heart of the Alliance?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57513523151221,"sku":"9798855434521","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798855434521.jpg?v=1787220288"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-mareho-kikuishi.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}