{"product_id":"summer-wars-part-1-isbn-9781939130150","title":"Summer Wars, Part 1","description":"Kenji Koiso is a high school student with a crush on a kendo club beauty, Natsuki Shinohara, and a knack for mathematics. His aptitude with numbers earns him a part-time working maintenance on the global virtual reality world, OZ. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day, right before summer vacation, Natsuki asks Kenji to do her a favor -accompany her to her great-grandmother's 90th birthday celebration deep in the Japanese countryside. As Kenji tries to find his footing amongst the boisterous and tightly-knit Jinnouchi clan, receives a mysterious email with a long code and the message: \"Solve me.\" Little does Kenji know what solving that code could lead to...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the award-winning and top-selling animated film by Mamoru Hosoda!Praise for the Animation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSummer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is awesome in its detailed depiction of Oz, which  floats in space with an array of satellites, and earthly cityscapes  visited by calamities... A superb example of Japanese anime, balancing  science fiction fantasy with a paean to the timeless value of family  life. A sophisticated yet poignant family entertainment with an appeal  beyond Japanese animation buffs.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thematic  ambition and dazzling visual style ultimately make it one of the more  rewarding anime efforts to reach these shores [United States].\" - \u003ci\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003eBorn in 1967, Mamoru Hosoda is currently considered one of the biggest names in Japanese animation. Best known for his work on the Academy Award submitted \u003ci\u003eSummer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, Hosoda has worked on a number of internationally distributed feature-length films, including: \u003ci\u003eThe Digimon Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Leapt through Time\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003 he collaborated with SuperFlat artist Takashi Murakami in Murakami's movie \u003ci\u003eSuperflat Monogram\u003c\/i\u003e. The two worked together again in the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSummer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009.","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233591505125,"sku":"NP9781939130150","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781939130150.jpg?v=1767737520","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/summer-wars-part-1-isbn-9781939130150","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}