"First published in Japan in 2015 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo"--Colophon.

Publisher Marketing: Renji Asai is the artist behind the manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed film The Boy and the Beast. Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator and director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast. Publisher Marketing : Fleeing tragedy and mistreatment, a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo's busy Shibuya ward. His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts! A rough-living bear named Kumatetsu gives Ren a new life and a new name--Kyuta--but is Kumatetsu really up to the job of being a mentor?

Format: Paperback | Pages: 196 | Publication Date: 2016-02-23