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Showa: A History Of Japan, 1926-1939 (2013)

by Shigeru Mizuki(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1770461353 (ISBN13: 9781770461352)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Drawn and Quarterly

series

Showa: A History of Japan

review 1: It's a straight-up narration of Japanese history, told in graphical form. There isn't much else to say, really. The images are a combination of cartoony manga with what looks like woodblock prints of photographs. The art is plain enough to not take away from the focus, which is telling the story of Japan's slow march towards imperial fascism. It's a fast read and worth checking out if you are interested in the history of modern Japan.
review 2: A combination of history of the pre-WWII era history of Japan and the author's autobiography in manga form. Picked this one up when I met the translator at ECCC this year. He pitched it as if Walt Disney wrote a harrowing history of an era of Japanese history that Japanese kids don't really learn about. Because of th... moree year range, this volume covers the invasion of China, the establishment of Manchukuo, and the start of the second Sino-Japanese war. less

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