Showa 1944-1953
A History of Japan
$62.44
- Paperback
536 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2022
Summary
Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life in the twentieth century. In this volume, the tail-end of the Pacific War and its devastating consequences upon the author and his compatriots loom large. Two rival navies engage in a deadly game of feint and thrust, waging a series of ruthless military campaigns across the Pacific islands. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Japan slowly loses ground. W…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770466272 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770466274 |
| Author: | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 536 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.03kg |
| Dimensions: | 164mm x 222mm |
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Critics Review
“Utterly compelling … [Showa] shows once again why Mizuki is one of the best creators in all of Japan. Highly recommended.” —Manga Bookshelf
Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015) was one of Japan’s most respected artists. A creative prodigy, he lost an arm in World War II. After the war, Mizuki became one of the founders of Japan’s latest craze-manga. He invented the yokai genre with GeGeGe no Kitaro, his most famous character, who has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. In fact, a new anime series has been made every decade since 1968, capturing the imaginations of generations of Japanese children. A researcher of yokai and a real-life ghost hunter, Mizuki traveled to over sixty countries to engage in fieldwork based on spirit folklore. In his hometown of Sakaiminato, one can find Shigeru Mizuki Road, a street decorated with bronze statues of his Kitaro characters.
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