{"title":"Paru Itagaki","description":"Paru Itagaki began her professional career as a manga author in 2016 with the short story collection Beast Complex. Beastars is her first serialization. Beastars has won multiple awards in Japan, including the prestigious 2018 Manga Taisho Award.","products":[{"product_id":"beastars-vol-2-paperback","title":"Beastars, Vol. 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar--a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDwarf rabbit Haru's odd behavior causes gray wolf Legoshi to flee. He then learns that the Drama Club recruits new students with inner demons. 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