Description: The item that is pictured is the exact item that you will receive. Feel free to check my store for more cool and unique items! Please ask any questions and I will do my best to answer in a timely fashion. I am happy to work out Bundle Shipping, supply measurements or calculate express shipping by request. If there are any issues with the transaction please contact me as I aim to please.This item has been stored in a smoke free environment but I can't guarantee it originated in one. Please check out the item specifics for more information on this book. **My Other Listings:** https://www.ebay.com/usr/mico_235?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.c4 Thanks for looking! **SHIPPED WITH CARE! Synopsis At the end of the 21st century, a great catastrophe devastates Japan, leaving its land unrecognizable and halting civilization's progress. In the present day, the emperor and his four sons reign over the country with an iron fist. It is said that only the prophesied "Child of Destiny" can free Japan from the royal family's shackles. Sarasa is the twin sister of Tatara, the Child of Destiny. Despite having to live in her brother's shadow, Sarasa supports him in any way she can. However, tragedy strikes when the Red King, the emperor's youngest son, and his army attack her village, leading to Tatara's brutal death. To protect the townspeople, Sarasa takes on her brother's name and becomes the Child of Destiny, vowing revenge on the Red King. With the sudden turn of events taking a toll on her health, Sarasa visits a hot spring to recuperate. During her stay, she meets Shuri, a charming yet mysterious young man. Shuri is fascinated by Sarasa as she treats him differently from other girls; meanwhile, Sarasa is unable to stop thinking about him. This casual encounter between the two seals their fatedestined to be bound by war, hatred, and love. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Background Basarawon the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category in 1993. The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from August 13, 2003 to May 13, 2008, and digitally from September 3, 2013 to March 25, 2014.Basarawas also released in Chinese by Sharp Point Press from June 8, 2004 to September 20, 2005; in French by Kana from May 19, 2001 to May 5, 2006; in German by Egmont Manga & Anime from October 2003 to January 12, 2012; and in Swedish by Mangismo from September 15, 2006 to May 15, 2007, up to the fifth volume. The manga was adapted into several stage plays in Japan. The first was performed from December 12, 2012 to December 16, 2012, and its sequel was performed from January 9, 2014 to January 14, 2014. A stage play covering a prequel story included in the 26th volume was shown from January 25, 2019 to January 28, 2019. Another stage play rendition of the series was performed from January 13, 2022 to January 23, 2022. About The Author Yumi Tamura (,Tamura Yumi, born September 5th in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. Her debut short story, Ore-tachi no Zettai Jikan ("This is the Time for Us"), was published in 1983 in Bessatsu Shojo Comic and received the 1983 Shogakukan Grand Prize for new artists. Since then, she has completed more than 50 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Popular works such as Tomoe ga Yuku! ("There goes Tomoe") exemplify her work, but she made her reputation with the long-running shojo action/adventure series Basara, for which she won the 1993 Shogakukan Manga Award for the shojo category. Her series 7 Seeds, for which she won a second Shogakukan Manga Award for the shojo category in 2007, ran in the anthology magazine Flowers in Japan. Chicago was her first series to be published in North America. In 2021, she won a third Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for her latest series Don't Call it Mystery. [Written by Wikipedia] Basara Volume 17 Manga by Yumi Tamura, New First Print.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
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Tradition: Manga
Vintage: No
Format: Softcover
Language: English
Superhero Team: N/A
Style: Black & White
Personalized: No
Features: First Printing
Unit Quantity: 1
Artist/Writer: Yumi Tamura
Character: Shuri, Sarasa, Ageha, Asagi, Shinbashi, Ginko, Hayato
Cover Artist: Yumi Tamura
Signed: No
Series Title: Basara
Ex Libris: No
Universe: Basara
Publisher: VIZ Media
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: General Audience
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Story Title: Basara Volume 17
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Graphic Novel
Issue Number: 17
Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Classics, Drama, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical & Mythological, Post Apocalypse, Romance, Shôjo, Comics & Graphic Novels, Manga, Award Winning
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
