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Arata: The Legend (GN 1)

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Title: Arata: The Legend
Volume: GN 1
Pages: 208
Distributor: Viz Media

Release date: 2010-03-09
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 13+

ISBN-10: 1421534207 1421534207
ISBN-13: 9781421534206 9781421534206

Description:
In a mythical world where humans and gods co-exist, Arata has the unfortunate honor of being the successor to the matriarchal Hime Clan. This means he has to pretend to be a girl or face death if his true gender is discovered! On the day of his inauguration, an assassination plot forces him to flee - and he somehow winds up in modern-day Japan! Meanwhile, a boy named Arata Hinohara gets sucked into the first Arata's world and finds himself dealing with people after his life!

Story and art by Yuu Watase.

(added on 2009-09-29, modified on 2009-09-29)

Reviewed by Rebecca Bundy (March 9, 2010)

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