{"product_id":"9781939130068-tropic-of-the-sea","title":"Tropic of The Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eYosuke's family has a strange tradition - once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid. When the egg matures his family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is then repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless his coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas.But as a commercial development encroach on the sleepy seaside village and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity, and turns the egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids generations ago?Tropic of the Sea Satoshi Kon's first feature length manga, includes a dozen black and white art plates from his original release, along with a 5-page essay written by Kon in 1999 detailing his transition from the manga industry to the animation business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodansha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53708657721644,"sku":"9781939130068","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4528\/9004\/files\/9781939130068_89e10872-528a-469c-bfdc-3e40f722a108.jpg?v=1786786271","url":"https:\/\/comicsnearme.com\/products\/9781939130068-tropic-of-the-sea","provider":"Stuff Your Mom Hates Comics Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}