{"product_id":"miss-ruki-fumiko-takano-paperback","title":"Miss Ruki -- Fumiko Takano, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\n\nChosen by the Washngton Post as one of the Best Comics of 2025 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman rejects the fast-paced consumer culture of 1980s Japan in favor of a slower, more carefree lifestyle in this tenderhearted, sweetly funny classic of slice-of-life manga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classic of Japanese manga, \u003ci\u003eMiss Ruki \u003c\/i\u003eis a warm and vivid portrait of the lives of two young women in Tokyo during Japan's 1980s bubble economy. The titular Miss Ruki spurns the fast-paced consumer culture of the era in favor of a lighthearted life dedicated to her hobbies, her books, and spending time with her anxious but far more pragmatic friend, Ecchan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakano's art moves with all the warmth, grace, and clarity of the everyday moments it depicts. Sweet and funny, these vignettes of a long-gone time still resonate today with readers and authors in Japan, with famed contemporary manga artist Keigo Shinzo noting, \"To read it is to grasp something of the essence of Japan.... This is the kind of manga I want to draw.\"\n\n\u003ci\u003e\n\nMiss Ruki\u003c\/i\u003e is a vertical comic strip meant to be read right to left; each story begins in the top right panel and continues down the column before moving leftward.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fumiko Takano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York Review Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.5\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781681379401\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51812243145003,"sku":"9781681379401","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781681379401.jpg?v=1774696596","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-ruki-fumiko-takano-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}