{"product_id":"steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-vol-01","title":"Steel of the Celestial Shadows - Vol 01","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life in early 19th-century Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIn early 19th-century Japan, a down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life. His dear departed mother's last hope was for him to live his life as a splendid warrior, but a cruel curse repels and distorts any metal that gets near him. Will he ever be able to wield a sword, much less live the life of an honorable samurai?\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIt is said that a samurai's spirit rests in their sword--and Konosuke can't even pick one up thanks to a cruel curse that repels anything made of metal that gets near him. Destitute and hopeless, he decides to end it all. But when a beautiful and mysterious woman saves his life and his soul, it is the beginning of Ryudo's journey into a strange world of magic that exists a step away from his own.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaruma Matsuura was born in 1984 in Kanagawa prefecture. Her debut series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKasane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was serialized in 2013 and made into a live-action film in 2018. Other works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eImakako\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUtakata to Tomoshibi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteel of the Celestial Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is currently being serialized in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Comic Superior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Shogakukan. Her favorite sushi is uni.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518570086690,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/6032\/6744\/files\/714uaPY30XL._SL1500.jpg?v=1706546990","url":"https:\/\/www.heroicgoodsandgames.com\/products\/steel-of-the-celestial-shadows-vol-01","provider":"Heroic Goods and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}