{"product_id":"9781770462861","title":"Kitaro's Strange Adventures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore bizarre and hilarious adventures with everyone’s favorite one-eyed boy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fourth installment of Shigeru Mizuki’s Kitaro series readers meet a whole new cast of yokai monsters, including a giant Cyclops, the villainous Blackbeard, and a malefic sea captain who attempts to summon hell on Earth. The lead adventure “Yokai Cloth,” follows Kitaro and his gang as they intercept a plot by Chinese yokai who want to enslave the Japanese population to turn the country into a yokai paradise, bringing forth the largest yokai battle yet! But anyone familiar with Kitaro knows that even the toughest yokai squad is no match for him. With the help of a few friends and some funky magic, Kitaro will do everything in his power to outwit and outplay all who challenge him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn \u0026amp; Quarterly’s kid-friendly edition showcases stories from the golden age of Kitaro, now available for the very first time in English. It also features a bonus “History of Kitaro” essay and more yokai files by the award-winning series translator and Mizuki scholar Zack Davisson. Comedy, folklore, horror, and action meld in \u003ci\u003eKitaro’s Strange Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, epitomizing the whimsical all-age stories that make Kitaro one of Japan’s most celebrated and beloved characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032378523888,"sku":"9781770462861","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770462861_p0.jpg?v=1763706443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770462861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}