{"product_id":"cat-eyed-boy-the-perfect-edition-vol-01","title":"Cat-Eyed Boy: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 01","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eA deluxe hardcover edition of Kazuo Umezz's Eisner Award-nominated classic collection of horror stories featuring a strange cat-eyed boy, shunned by humans and demons alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Hated by humans and demons alike, Cat-Eyed Boy dwells in the shadows of the human world. Wherever he goes, disturbing tales of both men and monsters begin to unfurl.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n From the mind of Kazuo Umezz, undisputed master of Japanese horror manga and creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eCat-Eyed Boy!\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis deluxe edition contains five classic horror stories featuring a mysterious and dangerous cat-eyed boy who lives among humans, comes from the world of demons, and is despised by both. In four morbid tales, he interacts with humans and monsters to often-devastating ends. Then, in a final story, Cat-Eyed Boy must decide where his true loyalties lie—or if he has any loyalties at all.\u003cbr\u003eKazuo Umezz started drawing professionally in the 1950s and is considered the most influential horror manga artist ever. His many horror and sci-fi\/horror works include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCat-Eyed Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenrei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Baptism), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name is Shingo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(winner of the Prix du Patrimoine in 2018 at the Angoulême International Comics Festival), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of God\/Right Hand of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. His popular gag series \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMakoto-Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e prove that Umezz is also an accomplished humor cartoonist. Umezz's weird style, incredible ideas, and sometimes terrifying imagery have made him a fixture of Japanese pop culture, and his work has been adapted into movies, anime, and collectibles.\r\n                                        ","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42467073327295,"sku":"9781974738854","price":49.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/mGXkZk71ulvnXodLpYtJhAXqd3zYfsfXLo19tVD4RYVcag_60_60.jpg?v=1693458145","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/cat-eyed-boy-the-perfect-edition-vol-01","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}