{"product_id":"9798888776346","title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e master…a \u003ci\u003emushi-shi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 1-2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough invisible to most, tiny creatures known as \u003ci\u003emushi\u003c\/i\u003e lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people's lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s, \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\u003e earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\u003e became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages—until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKodansha's new edition of \u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\u003e features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.","brand":"Yuki Urushibara","offers":[{"title":"Kodansha Comics |  Hardback | Unflipped manga format |  2025-11-04","offer_id":46914376335615,"sku":"9798888776346","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fe348bb2-647b-44fd-8f6a-14e704ecfe33.jpg?v=1748969902","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798888776346","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}