{"product_id":"pluto-urasawa-x-tezuka-vol-8-9781421533438","title":"Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka, Vol. 8","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho Killed Astro Boy?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or some\u003ci\u003ething\u003c\/i\u003e is after the seven great robots of the world. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case--and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinal Volume!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtom is back, and the fate of the earth is in his hands! Now that Atom has all the answers to the unsolved mysteries around Pluto, Bora and more, he's prepared to put everything on the line. With the memory of his fallen brethren--Gesicht, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules and Epsilon--etched deeply into his heart, Atom is headed for one last battle to save the world!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoki Urasawa,Takashi Nagasaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421533438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with \u003ci\u003eBETA!\u003c\/i\u003e in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (\u003ci\u003eYawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl\u003c\/i\u003e), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (\u003ci\u003ePineapple ARMY\u003c\/i\u003e; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (\u003ci\u003e20th Century Boys\u003c\/i\u003e), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (\u003ci\u003ePluto: Urasawa x Tezuka\u003c\/i\u003e; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on \u003ci\u003e20th Century Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material--Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Naoki Urasawa \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47287223386269,"sku":"9781421533438","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_44443496-2aad-4126-ba13-325cb4d1eb96.jpg?v=1760037603","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/pluto-urasawa-x-tezuka-vol-8-9781421533438","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}