Showa :

Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015,

Showa : a history of Japan, 1926-1939 / Showa, 1926-1939 : a history of Japan Shigeru Mizuki ; translator, Zack Davisson. - First paperback edition. - 533 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Translation of: Komikku Sh�owa-shi. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.

"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.


Translated from the Japanese.

9781770461352 1770461353

20139023615


Japan--History--1926-1945--Comic books, strips, etc.
Japan--Social life and customs--1912-1945--Comic books, strips, etc.


Graphic novels
Nonfiction comics

DS888.5 / M5913 2013

952.03/3