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Souin Gyokusai seyo!

Also known as Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to be translated into English and is a semiautobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II. The soldiers are told that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive. Mizuki was a soldier himself (he was severely injured and lost an arm) and uses his experiences to convey the devastating consequences and moral depravity of the war.



Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner Awards in 2012.

Tags: Military , Historical , War , Autobiographical , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Guns , Suicide

Kajimunugatai: Kaze ga Kataru Okinawasen

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Enemies outside, and enemies within — a realistic portrayal of the Battle of Okinawa and its aftermath is depicted in this profound human drama, which won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival. In the title story "Kajimunugatai," the people of a village unite to fight against three rapacious American soldiers.

Tags: Seinen , Historical , War , Episodic , Military