{"product_id":"9781945054716","title":"The Flowers of Evil - Complete 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The first combined edition of The Flowers of Evil features volumes 1-3 of this best-selling and acclaimed series. It follows the adventures of a lonely bookish teen struggling to find his identity through Baudelaire's poetry, until two girls--a beauty and a bully--help him find true love and friendship. Edgy, intense, and romantic, this new edition will give fans a chance to reconnect with Kasuga, Saeki, and Nakamura as it explores the issues of bullying, loneliness, individuality, and identity.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Only in his mid-thirties, Shuzo Oshima is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshima has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha. After drawing nine series, Oshimi's star began to rise in 2008 with the release of his first hit, Drifting Net Cafe . This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazu Umezzo work, Drifting Classroom , was adapted into a live-action series, and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with The Flowers of Evil . In 2010 and 2011, the property quietly landed on numerous must-read lists and helped revitalize the shonen genre. Review Quotes : \"It is often darkly funny, with Oshimi delivering what would be 'jokes' in other manga with a straightforward sincerity that may or may not be deadpan. It's an uncomfortable funny, akin to the funny parts in, say, David Lynch movies.\" -Every Day Is Like Wednesday Publisher Marketing : The first combined edition of The Flowers of Evil features volumes 1-3 of this best-selling and acclaimed series. It follows the adventures of a lonely bookish teen struggling to find his identity through Baudelaire's poetry, until two girls--a beauty and a bully--help him find true love and friendship. Edgy, intense, and romantic, this new edition will give fans a chance to reconnect with Kasuga, Saeki, and Nakamura as it explores the issues of bullying, loneliness, individuality, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 596 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46476049580163,"sku":"9781945054716","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781945054716.jpg?v=1770272443","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9781945054716","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}