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Starred Review on January 31, 2014 | Graphic Novels
This massive manga history earned Mizuki (NonNonBa; Onward Toward Our Noble Death; Kitaro) the Kodansha Award in 1989. Here, he presents two parallel story lines: a meticulously researched chronology of the events leading up to Japan's entry into the World War II and the memories of his youth during the era. As the focus of the narrative shifts, so, too, does the art, from highly realistic scenes of political and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More