{"product_id":"arakawa-under-the-bridge-1-paperback","title":"Arakawa Under the Bridge 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHikaru Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Could you help me fall in love?\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kou Ichinomiya, a young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth and raised with the mantra \"never owe anyone\" suddenly finds himself deeply indebted to a young homeless woman, Nino, who lives on the Arakawa river bank and claims to originally be from the planet Venus. When Nino rejects all of Kou's mundane offers of money or housing, Kou is at a loss for how to repay his debt, until Nino suddenly asks him to teach her about love. A daunting task, but the over-achieving Kou is determined to return Nino's favor. And so begins Kou's life under the bridge, along with a band of eccentric characters who have formed their own little community outside the boundaries of typical Tokyoite life...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1984, in the artisan filled city of Shizuoka, Hikaru Nakamura is one of the top selling manga artists today. Since 2001, when she was only 16 years old, Nakamura was already making headways in the world of manga. Her first series \u003ci\u003eNakamura Factory\u003c\/i\u003e was a mini-hit for Japanese publishers SquareEnix. She would follow that up with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArakawa Under the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, which would eventually be adapted into an animated television series. While Arakawa was her break-through, her next work \u003ci\u003eSaint Young Men\u003c\/i\u003ewould take her to a level of success not seen in Japan in years Attack on Titan and Naruto in the process having sold more than ten million units. \u003ci\u003eArakawa Under the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e is her English language debut, but she has been published throughout Europe and Asia for years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765377499424,"sku":"9781945054419","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/991388a0018c6ec2b8822620bc1b3fd8.webp?v=1780267726","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/arakawa-under-the-bridge-1-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}