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Description for Arata
Paperback. Volume 8of the action-packed fantasy from the acclaimed author of Absolute Boyfriend and Fushigi Yugi. Illustrator(s): Watase, Yuu. Series: Arata: The Legend. Num Pages: 192 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: FXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
The first shonen series by acclaimed author Yuu Watase, creator of Fushigi Yûgi and Absolute Boyfriend!
In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren't going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata...
Hinohara and his companions arrive in a town ruled by Kugura, the Shinsho who controls wind. But since Kugura's palace is forbidden to men, the group concoct a plan to infiltrate the place...in disguise!
In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren't going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata...
Hinohara and his companions arrive in a town ruled by Kugura, the Shinsho who controls wind. But since Kugura's palace is forbidden to men, the group concoct a plan to infiltrate the place...in disguise!
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Arata: The Legend
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781421539829
SKU
V9781421539829
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Yuu Watase
Yuu Watase debuted in the Shôjo Comic manga anthology in 1989. She won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award with Ceres: Celestial Legend. One of her most famous works is Fushigi Yûgi, a series that has inspired the prequel Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden. In 2008, Arata: The Legend started serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday.
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