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Asadora!, Vol. 8

By Naoki Urasawa
Series: Asadora!
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Asadora!, Vol. 8 by Naoki Urasawa presents a thrilling mix of disaster, mystery, and determination. A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature, and a girl who won't quit—this is the heart of the story. In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path.... Read More
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A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t quit.

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Asadora!, Vol. 8 by Naoki Urasawa presents a thrilling mix of disaster, mystery, and determination.

A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature, and a girl who won't quit—this is the heart of the story. In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. The narrative intriguingly intertwines with events from 1959, where Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom—and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there's more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye.

Using a stage name, Yone auditions for several record companies before seemingly getting her big break from Shibahama Music Factory, but she later learns fame can come with a cost. Meanwhile, Shota becomes obsessed with spotting the sea monster so he can use the drug to fight it again. Later, Asa and Nakaido discover an interesting clue in Professor Yodogawa’s belongings that brings them one step closer to uncovering the mystery behind the monster.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974749744

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 184

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About the Author

Naoki Urasawa’s career as a manga artist spans more than thirty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA!! in 1983 and hasn’t stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa’s oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), an art heist thriller (Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.

No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga.

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