{"product_id":"the-pipe-machine-volumes-1-2-9781968054236","title":"The Pipe Machine, Volumes 1-2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet in the Pipe Machine!\u003c\/strong\u003e \n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaburo is a normal kid--or at least he tries to be, but the bizarre finds its way to him with alarming precision. First, a weirdo with a samurai haircut clad in just undies is hanging around his town, then his father builds an honest-to-god time machine that looks like a giant metal smoking pipe. A quick test of the pipe time machine flings the poor boy into the outer realms of space where robots, space captains and a girl who looks very similar to a friend at home await him. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeep all limbs in the pipe and prepare for a funny, fast-paced, and very bizarre adventure in the Pipe Machine!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Takuji Umihara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manga Mavericks Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e The Pipe Machine #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.94w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968054236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUmihara, Takuji:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTakuji Umihara is an independent manga artist who regularly self-publishes their works at the COMITIA comic markets in Japan. They specialize in surreal sci-fi stories. They are heavily influenced and inspired by the works of the legendary Osamu Tezuka, and have even embarked on a personal project to read all of his work in chronological order. They regularly write about their thoughts on manga on their blog, \"Manga and Other Diaries.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takuji Umihara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44019066470463,"sku":"9781968054236","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781968054236.jpg?v=1790813053","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/the-pipe-machine-volumes-1-2-9781968054236","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}