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World War II Manga

September 23rd, 2008 by James


Japan Focus has posted an English translation of an educational manga about World War II written by Mizuki Shigeru, war veteran and creator of the famous GeGeGe no Kitaro series:

Mizuki’s historical perspectives, informed by his own experience of violence and the excesses of Japan’s wartime regime, do not fit comfortably with stereotypical “rightwing” or “leftwing” positions. Sharing elements of both, but with a strong progressive bent in the area of war responsibility, Mizuki has crafted a series of unforgettable war stories.

Have a look at the article/manga translation here, and also be sure to check Mutantfrog Travelogue’s post about Mizuki Shigeru’s war manga.



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5 Comments »

Comment by Jerry
2008-09-24 05:15:57

I don’t this page of the manga…

 
Comment by Patrick
2008-09-24 10:48:23

It’s part of a series and makes more sense if you read the whole thing, right-to-left. Quite good.

 
Comment by Darrell English
2008-09-24 21:00:51

WW2 was the largest event in the history of mankind now some 60 +++ years after the end.The need to know the full history is geart.I was born in 1958,my Dad was in The 82ndAB my Mom to this Day still hate’s The Japanese.I have been collecting everyting dealing with WW2 since age 5.School’s and Museums have used my collection,to help understand this part of our history.And I say OUR HISTORY,fo it is us that must live with our past and not let it block us from knowing each other and help us to heal from all of our past wrongs.

 
Comment by Tetras
2008-09-25 18:47:18

Excellent manga. Pretty much a lot of the history behind the Japanese side of World War 2 compressed into simple straight to the point drawings.

 
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