MANHWA

Comic Shouwashi

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From Drawn and Quarterly: Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan is the 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 the Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease. When the Showa era began, Mizuki himself was just a few years old, so his earliest memories coincide with the earliest events of the time. With his trusty narrator Rat Man, Mizuki brings history into the realm of the personal, making it palatable, and indeed compelling, for young audiences as well as more mature readers. As he describes the militarization that leads up to World War II, Mizuki's stance toward war is thoughtful and often downright critical—his portrayal of the Nanjing Massacre clearly paints the incident (a disputed topic within Japan) as an atrocity. Mizuki's Showa 1926–1939 is a beautifully told history that tracks how technological developments and the country's shifting economic stability had a role in shaping Japan's foreign policy in the early twentieth century. Vol. 1: Great Kanto Earthquake - Manchurian Incident Vol. 2: Manchurian Incident - Sun During All-Out War Vol. 3: Japan-China All-Out War - World War II Start Vol. 4: Pacific War Part 1 Vol. 5: Pacific War Part 2 Vol. 6: Korean War from the End of World War II Vol. 7: Reconstruction from Peace Vol. 8: Rapid Growth Since Note: Won the 13th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 1989 and Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner Awards in 2018.

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Tragedy Drama Psychological Historical Seinen

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Type: MANHWA
Updated: Jul 2, 2026

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Comic Shouwashi
Showa: A History of Japan
Comic Showa-Shi

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