{"product_id":"kitaro-meets-nurarihyon","title":"Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon","description":"\u003cp\u003eKitaro is a fun, eerie romp into Japans supernatural world. School Library Journal, YALSA Great Graphic Novel for TeensThe second in a sevenvolume series of the best of Shigeru Mizukis Kitaro comics, designed with a kidfriendly format and price point!Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon is the second volume in the adventures of Shigeru Mizukis bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of otherworldly friends. These seven stories date from the golden age of Gegege no Kitaro, when Mizuki had perfected the balance of folklore, comedy, and horror that made Kitaro one of Japans most beloved characters.In Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon, Kitaro and his father, Medama Oyaji, face off against one of their most powerful enemiesthe selfstyled Yokai Supreme Commander known as Nurarihyon. Over the course of this volume, Kitaro takes on the swampdwelling Sawa Kozo, the mysterious Diamond Yokai, and the sea giant called Umizato, and wages a double feature of battles against the bizarre Odoro Odoro. Finally, Kitaro journeys to hell itself in the infamous and surreal story Hell Ride.In addition to more than 150 pages of Mizukis allages monster fun, Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon includes bonus materials: Yokai Files that introduce Japans folklore monsters and a History of Kitaro essay by the translator Zack Davisson. If you found the world of yokai fascinating in The Birth of Kitaro, you will find even more to love in Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45901113032902,"sku":"DADAX1770462368","price":17.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81JNFV5YcPL.jpg?v=1780322246","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/kitaro-meets-nurarihyon","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}