{"product_id":"buso-renkin-vol-09","title":"Buso Renkin Vol. 09","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eHigh school students heroic act turns into epic human vs. monster sword fight!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuso Renkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of teenager Kazuki Muto, who dies trying to save a girl who was being attacked by an eerie monster. The next morning, however, Kazuki is left wondering whether it was all a dream. Lo and behold, the girl, the monster, and his death are all real! The girl, Tokiko Tsumura, was actually trying to slay the homunculus (a beast that can take the form of humans, and whose main source of food is people), but Kazuki got in her way. To revive Kazuki, Tokiko replaces his heart with a \"kakugane,\" an alchemic device that allows him to summon a lance with which to fight the monsters. It turns out that Tokiko is a member of the Alchemist Warriors, an organization sworn to protect the world from the diabolical creatures. Soon, Kazuki joins Tokiko in her quest to terminate the sinister being that creates and controls the homunculus.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n While investigating the mystery of the black kakugane, Kazuki, Tokiko and Gouta unexpectedly meet up with Alexandria and Victoria, the wife and daughter of the traitorous Victor. Alexandria and Victoria explain that a cure for the effects of the black kakugane exists, but it comes with a steep price. Now Kazuki faces a grave choice: Can he afford to pay...or will he find that he can't afford \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRurouni Kenshin\u003c\/i\u003e, which has found fans not only in Japan but around the world, first made its appearance in 1992 as an original short story in\u003ci\u003e Weekly Shonen Jump Special\u003c\/i\u003e. Later rewritten and published as a regular, continuing\u003ci\u003e Jump\u003c\/i\u003e series in 1994,\u003ci\u003e Rurouni Kenshin\u003c\/i\u003e ended serialization in 1999 but continued in popularity, as evidenced by the 2000 publication of \u003ci\u003eYahiko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e no Sakabat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eô\u003c\/i\u003e (Yahiko’s Reversed-Edge Sword) and the 2015 publication of \u003ci\u003eRurouni Kenshin: Restoration\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. The series has also inspired novels, anime and films. Watsuki is also the author of the popular series \u003ci\u003eBus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenkin\u003c\/i\u003e, published by VIZ Media.\r\n                                        ","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42201567068351,"sku":"9781421510477","price":17.81,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/TvmJeMoAaxL6zfVkFvuwCSfp8ZsooPvfCdIp6BOa0fItAQ_60_60.jpg?v=1675127898","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/buso-renkin-vol-09","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}