{"product_id":"show-ha-shoten-vol-5-paperback","title":"Show-Ha Shoten!, Vol. 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkinari Asakura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTakeshi Obata\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e)!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy winning the preliminary round, Azemichi and Taiyo have officially qualified for the Wara-1 Koshien comedy competition! Rumor has it that everyone who's ever gotten advice from the eccentric Professor Hiyama has gone on to win Wara-1 Koshien--but the only way to get that advice is to win the Hiyama Cup! Can Azemichi and Taiyo beat both Broken Glass Slipper and Shiba Inu World Tour to win a meeting with the comedy legend?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkinari Asakura is a novelist whose previous works include the mysteries \u003ci\u003eOre de wa nai Enjou\u003c\/i\u003e (I'm Not the One Being Flamed), \u003ci\u003eKyoushitsu ga, Hitori ni naru made\u003c\/i\u003e (Until I'm Alone in the Classroom), \u003ci\u003e Noir Revenant\u003c\/i\u003e, and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRokunin no Usotsuki na Daigakusei\u003c\/i\u003e (Six Lying College Students). This is his first full-length work as a manga writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title\u003ci\u003e Hikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei \"New Hope\" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit \u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the hugely successful manga \u003ci\u003eBakuman。\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAll You Need Is Kill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.2 x 4.8 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 June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752817852704,"sku":"9781974745913","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3cadacb118d7170d24056ab09489ea37.webp?v=1780004938","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/show-ha-shoten-vol-5-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}