{"product_id":"master-keaton-vol-08","title":"Master Keaton Vol. 08","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eTaichi Hiraga Keaton is an insurance investigator educated in archaeology and trained in SAS survival combat who’s about to take on the world, one case at a time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Taichi Hiraga Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth…\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n A parent-child bond that deteriorates… A best friend's oath, betrayal and revenge… A man's recovery from self-destruction after being defeated by life… Taichi Hiraga Keaton continues to come across a myriad of different people in his unique job as an insurance investigator…\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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n No 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.\r\n                                        ","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42226870026431,"sku":"9781421575971","price":33.65,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/VxyClVz4UcrowYfEbazF_FrDaFFrvCc0lGN1tbQTqeiS3A_60_60.jpg?v=1676424027","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/master-keaton-vol-08","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}