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Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan

Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan - Paperback

by Shigeru Mizuki
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shigeru Mizuki, Zack DavissonSeries:Showa: A History of JapanPublish date:2022-10-11Pages:560
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Drawn & QuarterlyISBN-13:9781770466258ISBN-10:1770466258UPC:9781770466258Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Manga, Nonfiction, LiterarySize:8.57 x 6.54 x 1.29 inchesWeight:2.29Product ID:SC36VQPE3N

A fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga's most distinguished author

Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. Depicted against his trademark photorealistic backdrops, Mizuki effortlessly portrays a nation forced into a period of upheaval and brings history into the realm of the personal. Indeed, as a child coming of age in the Showa era, the author's earliest memories coincide with key events of the time.

It all begins with the Great Kanto Earthquake, a natural disaster that forces the country into a financial crisis. The period leading up to World War II is thus a time of economic hardship and record unemployment. Forthright descriptions of ensuing militarization reveal Mizuki's lifelong stance as a thoughtful pacifist, critical of domestically disputed events like the Nanjing Massacre clearly painted here as an atrocity. This first volume in a four-part series is a captivating historical portrait tracking the industrial and societal developments that would come to shape Japan's foreign policy in the interwar period.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Drawn & QuarterlyISBN-13:9781770466258ISBN-10:1770466258UPC:9781770466258Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Manga, Nonfiction, LiterarySize:8.57 x 6.54 x 1.29 inchesWeight:2.29Product ID:SC36VQPE3N
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.
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly

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Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson

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Shigeru Mizuki

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