{"product_id":"atom-the-beginning-vol-9-paperback","title":"Atom: The Beginning Vol. 9 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prequel series to the legendary Astro Boy manga and anime franchise by Osamu Tezuka continues with its 9th volume. When a malfunctioning robot connects to Six possibly fusing the two, Six must fight to maintain his identity. Fans of mecha fights and anime will find a perfect fit with this action-packed Manga!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter encountering a malfunctioning robot, Tenma and the gang decide to diagnose him by linking him to Six's mainframe. But when the two robots' minds start to fuse the team must do everything to save Six from losing his identity before it's too late! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated by Masami Yuki and Tetsurō Kasahara, Volume 9 of ATOM: The Beginning inches closer to the iconic Osamu Tezuka creation, \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, an icon known across the world from the hugely successful manga and anime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator whose revolutionary comics earned him the title of \u003ci\u003emanga no kamisama \u003c\/i\u003e(\"God of Manga\"). His body of work is one of the largest and most prolific in all of Japanese culture, and he produced several of the country's greatest drawn stories for both children and adults, including the iconic \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKimba the White Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDororo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMessage to Adolf, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrincess Knight\u003c\/i\u003e. Tezuka passed away in 1989. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasami Yuuki\u003c\/b\u003e is a manga artist and member of the artist group Headgear. He is most known for his celebrated manga series \u003ci\u003eMobile Police Patlabor\u003c\/i\u003e, which has spawned many spin-offs and adaptations into anime, movies, live-action projects, novels, video games, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTetsuro Kasahara \u003c\/b\u003eis a manga artist whose body of work revolves mostly around the robot and mecha genres. One of his most famous works, \u003ci\u003eRideBack, \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into an anime in 2009. Now, he is focusing on \u003ci\u003eATOM: The Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\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 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150575603847,"sku":"9781787741041","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7b8ae1fb76955f86f3f7dd9411be5de5.webp?v=1733200612","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/atom-the-beginning-vol-9-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}