| The Trial of Kitaro Contributor(s): Davisson, Zack (Translator), Mizuki, Shigeru (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770463321 ISBN-13: 9781770463325 Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly OUR PRICE: $13.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga - General |
| Dewey: 741.595 |
| Series: Kitaro |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.30 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The final showdown for the legendary yokai In the seventh volume of Shigeru Mizuki's defining series, our beloved hero Kitaro stands accused of exposing the secret yokai world on television. He is put on trial for crimes against yokai. Witnesses are called from both sides, but when Nezumi Otoko takes the stand, all bets are off. Will Nezumi Otoko be for Kitaro or against him? Only the biggest bribe will tell The Trial of Kitaro features five bizarre and amusing adventures. In every story, Kitaro has his hands full. He faces off against Kasha, a vicious demon cat; tries to quell a magical cooking pot; battes a sea monster; and solves the mystery of a three-eyed bird. This volume features comics from the late 1960s, which was the golden age of GeGeGe no Kitaro. These stories appear in English for the first time in a kid-friendly edition, with translations by the Mizuki scholar and series translator Zack Davisson. The Trial of Kitaro also concludes Davisson's "History of Kitaro" essay and offers another round of "Yokai Files," which introduce the folklore of Japan's monsters and supernatural beings. This final volume of Mizuki's renowned Kitaro series is not to be missed |
Contributor Bio(s): Mizuki, Shigeru: - Born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan, Shigeru Mizuki is a specialist in stories of yokai and is considered a master of the genre. He is a member of the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology, and has traveled to more than sixty countries around the world to engage in fieldwork on the yokai and spirits of different cultures. He has been published in Japan, South Korea, France, Spain, Taiwan, and Italy. His award-winning works include Kitaro, Nonnonba, and Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Mizuki's four-part autobiography and historical portrait Showa: A History of Japan won an Eisner Award in 2015. |