{"product_id":"shuriken-and-pleats-vol-01","title":"Shuriken and Pleats, Vol. 01","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eThe creator of Vampire Knight returns with a tale about a female ninja in modern Tokyo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n When the master she has sworn to protect is killed, Mikage Kirio, a skilled ninja, travels to Japan to start a new, peaceful life for herself. But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself fighting to protect the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who is under attack by a band of ninja. From that time on, Mikage is drawn deeper into the machinations of his powerful family.\u003cbr\u003eMatsuri Hino burst onto the manga scene with her title \u003ci\u003eKono Yume ga Sametara \u003c\/i\u003e(When This Dream Is Over),\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was published in \u003ci\u003eLaLa DX  \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Hino was a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n With the success of her popular series \u003ci\u003eCaptive Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeruPuri\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVampire Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, Hino is a major player in the world of shojo manga.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Hino enjoys creative activities and has commented that she would have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese craftsmasters if she had not become a manga artist.\r\n                                        ","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238876680383,"sku":"9781421585253","price":17.81,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/gQzDJtAIbBYtdvJsfmYPschGiwuZ9bh7ob2j4nkhSRMelQ_60_60.jpg?v=1676767514","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/shuriken-and-pleats-vol-01","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}