{"product_id":"chiisakobee-volume-1-paperback","title":"Chiisakobee Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMinetaro Mochizuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndria McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quirky, poetic manga about a young, gruff carpenter's attempt to keep his family business afloat, all amidst a wacky, found-family drama and romance. A touching series in just four volumes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigetsugu vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father's words in mind: \"No matter how much the times change, what's important is for our kind to have compassion and dedication.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Ritsu, a housemaid with no relatives to rely on, comes rolling into his life with a group of children from a welfare facility who have nowhere to go, thus begins the dramatic last-ditch way-of-life story of a shaggily bearded carpenter!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bold and ambitious reinterpretation of Shūgorō Yamamoto's classic historical novel \u003ci\u003eChiisakobee\u003c\/i\u003e is brought to life with the full flourish of Minetaro Mochizuki's bohemian brush!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinetaro Mochizuki \u003c\/b\u003eis a prolific, celebrated manga author-illustrator known for manga titles\u003ci\u003e Dragon Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZashiki Onna\u003c\/i\u003e, and the manga adaptation of the Wes Anderson film \u003ci\u003eIsle of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e. His works \u003ci\u003eBataashi Kingyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragon Head\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl\u003c\/i\u003e have been adapted into pulp films. He received a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence, Award for General Manga at the 21st Kodansha Manga Award, and for \u003ci\u003eChiisakobee\u003c\/i\u003e, he received an Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013 and the prestigious Fauve D'Angoulême: Prix de la Série at the 2017 Angoulême International Comics Festival. He cites heta-uma styles as influence and follows the cult legacy of popular alternative-manga magazine \u003ci\u003eGaro. \u003c\/i\u003eMochizuki's own distinct New Wave style has had profound influence on manga authors succeeding him. He is an avant-garde trendsetter in the manga world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShimizu Satomu, \u003c\/b\u003ebetter known by the penname Shūgorō Yamamoto, is a Japanese novelist and short-story writer prolific during the Shōwa period of Japan. Despite the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize being named after him, he modestly refused prestige in his lifetime, noting that his writing for a popular audience should not be considered literature. His works may be known for adaptation such as the Akira Kurosawa film \u003ci\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of the short story \u003ci\u003eNichinichi hei-an\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePeaceful Days\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of the book \u003ci\u003eKisetsu no nai machi \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Town Without Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e). Cult director Takashi Miike also adapted the novel \u003ci\u003eSabu\u003c\/i\u003e into film.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43870460018778,"sku":"9781419786280","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/DH7y9pqL069781419786280.webp?v=1787163368","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/products\/chiisakobee-volume-1-paperback","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}