About this book
"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website.
- Social life and customs
- Comic books, strips
- History
- Comics & graphic novels, manga, general
- Childhood and youth
- Translations into English
- Comics & graphic novels, literary
