{"product_id":"taikas-reason-vol-1-paperback","title":"Taika's Reason, Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eParu Itagaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world where pet dogs and cats are humanized, who really owns whom?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDue to a declining birth rate, pets are being transformed into humanoid members of society. But are they truly human? Or are humans truly animals? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen misanthrope Ao discovers her pit bull Taika standing over the mauled body of her father, she must decide whether to forgive or forget. Ao isn't ready to lose both her beloved father and her devoted pet, so when her mother has Taika humanized, Ao embraces the new dogperson and even brings him to school with her. There, Taika meets German shepherd Tsunayoshi, an elite police officer, who begins teaching him how to unlearn his canine behaviors and replace them with human customs. Now, to protect himself and Ao, Taika must compete with Tsunayoshi to be the first to track down the source of the mysterious traces of blood in Ao's locker...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eParu Itagaki began her professional career as a manga author in 2016 with the first volume of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBeast Complex\u003c\/i\u003e, which became the precursor to \u003ci\u003eBEASTARS\u003c\/i\u003e, her first serialization. \u003ci\u003eBEASTARS\u003c\/i\u003e has won multiple awards in Japan, including the prestigious 2018 Manga Taisho Award. Itagaki continues to explore the world of \u003ci\u003eBEASTARS\u003c\/i\u003e in the ongoing short story anthology series \u003ci\u003eBeast Complex\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the creator of the psychological horror manga \u003ci\u003eDrip Drip\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWitching Hour\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.21 x 5.71 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43324436119629,"sku":"9781974716869","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/lBtCpWAThz9781974716869.webp?v=1785319326","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/taikas-reason-vol-1-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}