{"product_id":"monster-the-perfect-edition-vol-04","title":"Monster: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 04","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eNaoki Urasawa’s unforgettable thriller follows a brilliant doctor’s journey into the darkest depths of the human soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Johan is a cold and calculating killer with a mysterious past, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracy and serial murder open the door to a compelling, intricately woven plot in this masterwork of suspense.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Schwald, the most influential person in the state of Bayern, now trusts Johan fully and makes him his right-hand man. Johan could be setting himself up as the wonder boy of the German financial world.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Meanwhile, a private detective working for Schwald investigates the mysterious events happening around the man and senses something massive and evil lurking behind it all. His investigation pits him against a terrible monster—are Johan’s plans going to come to light?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Although Johan knows that Tenma wants to kill him, he pursues a quiet life. But what does he see in a children’s book that suddenly causes him to burst into tears?\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":41737507242175,"sku":"9781421569093","price":33.65,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/OCiHQZbfnroo4zU2j2WLqkJ2u1L0aW3-WJBHIVZut00CFQ_60_60.jpg?v=1655886004","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/monster-the-perfect-edition-vol-04","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}