{"product_id":"the-drifting-classroom-the-perfect-edit","title":"The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition, Vol. 01","description":"\u003cb\u003eA definitive edition featuring an all-new translation and deluxe hardcover design that reestablishes Kazuo Umezz’s The Drifting Classroom as a timeless horror classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n In the aftermath of a massive earthquake, a Japanese elementary school is transported into a hostile world where the students and teachers are besieged by terrifying creatures and beset by madness.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.\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 \u003ci\u003eCat Eyed Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (1967-1968), \u003ci\u003eOrochi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e (1972-1974), \u003ci\u003eUltraman\u003c\/i\u003e (a manga adaptation of the TV series), \u003ci\u003eSenrei\u003c\/i\u003e (Baptism), \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Shingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of God\/Right Hand of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e. His popular gag series \u003ci\u003eMakoto-Chan\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e prove that Umezu 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.\n","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41572501553343,"sku":"9781974709373","price":49.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/7jAsOFfI0XdVrHfqE1hsaarNJUGS-WWcwJbnHgK6vtXKEw_60_60.jpg?v=1650772765","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-drifting-classroom-the-perfect-edit","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}