{"title":"Books by Mizuki Shigeru","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781770462281","title":"The Birth of Kitaro","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet one of Japan's most popular characters of all time-Kitaro, the One-Eyed Monster Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Birth of Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early, and beloved, Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in an all-new, kid-friendly format. These stories are from the golden era of the late 1960s, when Gegege no Kitaro truly hit its stride as an all-ages supernatural series. Mizuki's Kitaro stories are both timelessly relevant and undeniably influential, inspiring a decades-long boom in stories about yokai, Japanese ghosts, and monsters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kitaro's Birthday\" reveals the origin story of the yokai boy Kitaro and his tiny eyeball father, Medama Oyaji. \"Neko Musume versus Nezumi Otoko\" is the first of Mizuki's stories to feature the popular recurring character Neko Musume, a little girl who transforms into a cat when she gets angry or hungry. Other stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Kitaro \u003c\/i\u003edraw heavily from Japanese folklore, with Kitaro taking on legendary Japanese yokai like the Nopperabo and Makura Gaeshi, and fighting the monstrous recurring villain Gyuki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith more than 150 pages of spooky and often funny comics about the titular yokai boy, \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect introduction to the award-winning author Mizuki's most popular series, seminal comics that have won the hearts of Japanese children and adults for more than half a century.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302946320757,"sku":"9781770462281","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770462281_9d3f5f3e-a80a-41ed-9ac0-c3a9d602b7a6.jpg?v=1786024948"},{"product_id":"9781770463325","title":"The Trial of Kitaro","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe final showdown for the legendary yokai!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the seventh volume of Shigeru Mizuki’s defining series, our beloved hero Kitaro stands accused of exposing the secret yokai world on television. He is put on trial for crimes against yokai. Witnesses are called from both sides, but when Nezumi Otoko takes the stand, all bets are off. Will Nezumi Otoko be for Kitaro or against him? Only the biggest bribe will tell!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e features five bizarre and amusing adventures. In every story, Kitaro has his hands full. He faces off against Kasha, a vicious demon cat; tries to quell a magical cooking pot; battes a sea monster; and solves the mystery of a three-eyed bird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume features comics from the late 1960s, which was the golden age of GeGeGe no Kitaro. These stories appear in English for the first time in a kid-friendly edition, with translations by the Mizuki scholar and series translator Zack Davisson. \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e also concludes Davisson’s “History of Kitaro” essay and offers another round of “Yokai Files,” which introduce the folklore of Japan’s monsters and supernatural beings. This final volume of Mizuki’s renowned Kitaro series is not to be missed!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302957855093,"sku":"9781770463325","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770463325_550b3a67-2218-407a-93d5-67026686702e.jpg?v=1786024153"},{"product_id":"9781770462106","title":"Shigeru Mizuki’s Hitler","description":"\u003cb\u003eA master cartoonist and veteran tells the life story of the man who started the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventy years after his death, Adolf Hitler remains a mystery. Historians, military tacticians, and psychologists have tried in vain to unravel his complex motivations for leading Germany into the Holocaust and World War II. With \u003ci\u003eShigeru Mizuki's Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e, the manga-ka (\u003ci\u003eKitaro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNonNonba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShowa: A History of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e) delves deep into the history books to create an absorbing and eloquent portrait of Hitler's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with Hitler's time in Austria as a starving art student and ending with a Germany in ruins, \u003ci\u003eShigeru Mizuki's Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e retraces the path Hitler took in life, coolly examining his charismatic appeal and his calculated political maneuvering. The Munich Beer Putsch, Hitler's ascent to chancellor, the sudden death of his half-niece Geli, the Battle of Stalingrad, his relationship with Eva Braun, and his eventual demise: all are given equal attention in this thorough and compelling biography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Mizuki's signature style, which populates incredibly realistic backgrounds with cartoony people, Japan's most famous living cartoonist has created an overview of Hitler's life that is as fascinating as it is informative.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303421194613,"sku":"9781770462106","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770462106_8e27e016-f6f1-465c-aad2-96fd789c3e05.jpg?v=1786024942"},{"product_id":"9781770460720","title":"NonNonBa","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of Mizuki's best-loved work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonNonBa\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive work by acclaimed \u003ci\u003eGekiga-ka \u003c\/i\u003eShigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in \u003ci\u003eyokai \u003c\/i\u003e(spirit monsters). Mizuki's childhood experiences with \u003ci\u003eyokai \u003c\/i\u003einfluenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of \u003ci\u003eyokai \u003c\/i\u003emanga. His spring 2011 book, \u003ci\u003eOnward Towards Our Noble Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e, was featured on PRI's \u003ci\u003eThe World\u003c\/i\u003e, where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the pages of \u003ci\u003eNonNonBa\u003c\/i\u003e, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. \u003ci\u003eNonNonBa \u003c\/i\u003eis a touching work about childhood and growing up, as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. \u003ci\u003eNonNonBa \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first manga to win the Angoulême Prize for Best Album. Much like its namesake, \u003ci\u003eNonNonBa \u003c\/i\u003eis at once funny and nostalgic, grounded in a sociohistorical context and floating in the world of the supernatural.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jocelyne Allen.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304038805877,"sku":"9781770460720","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770460720_ccab68c2-ea56-4b2c-a6ea-8a48f8f04ffc.jpg?v=1786024921"},{"product_id":"9781770462366","title":"Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKitaro\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun, eerie romp into Japan's supernatural world.\" -\u003ci\u003e-School Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second in a seven-volume series of the best of Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro comics, designed with a kid-friendly format and price point!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume in the adventures of Shigeru Mizuki's bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of otherworldly friends. These seven stories date from the golden age of \u003ci\u003eGegege no Kitaro\u003c\/i\u003e, when Mizuki had perfected the balance of folklore, comedy, and horror that made Kitaro one of Japan's most beloved characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon\u003c\/i\u003e, Kitaro and his father, Medama Oyaji, face off against one of their most powerful enemies--the self-styled Yokai Supreme Commander known as Nurarihyon. Over the course of this volume, Kitaro takes on the swamp-dwelling Sawa Kozo, the mysterious Diamond Yokai, and the sea giant called Umizato, and wages a double feature of battles against the bizarre Odoro Odoro. Finally, Kitaro journeys to hell itself in the infamous and surreal story \"Hell Ride.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to more than 150 pages of Mizuki's all-ages monster fun, \u003ci\u003eKitaro Meets Nurarihyon \u003c\/i\u003eincludes bonus materials: \"Yokai Files\" that introduce Japan's folklore monsters and a \"History of Kitaro\" essay by the translator Zack Davisson. 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