BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 4)
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Volume: GN 4
Pages: 400
Distributor: Vertical
Release date: 2017-06-20
Suggested retail price: $34.95
Age rating: 13+
ISBN-10: 1942993803 1942993803
ISBN-13: 9781942993803 9781942993803
Description:
Story and art by Tsutomu Nihei.
(added on 2016-12-03, modified on 2016-12-03)
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