{"product_id":"welcome-back-alice-01","title":"Welcome Back, Alice 01","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eWelcome Back, Alice is the latest work by Shuzo Oshimi, the highly acclaimed author of Blood on the Tracks, Happiness, and The Flowers of Evil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe story revolves around three childhood friends, Yohei, Kei, and Yui, who are reunited in high school. What appeared to be a straightforward love triangle between two boys and a girl takes an unexpected turn when Kei shows up looking and dressed like a girl. Suddenly, Yohei is thrown into a maelstrom as he struggles between his infatuation with Yui and his lust for Kei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this story of adolescent awakening, perversion, and love, Oshimi takes a bold approach and sets out to explore the boundaries of gender, sexuality, and identity.\u003cbr\u003eOnly in his late-thirties, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Awad in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha. After drawing nine series, Oshimi's star began to rise in 2008 with the release of his first hit, \u003ci\u003eDrifting Net Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazu Umezzo work, \u003ci\u003eDrifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, was adapted into a live-action series, and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with \u003ci\u003eThe Flowers of Evil.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs to date he has over 13 works which include serializations and art contributions.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Kodansha USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41737293463743,"sku":"9781647291044","price":25.06,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/9781647291044.jpg?v=1655873734","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/welcome-back-alice-01","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}