Showa 1926–1939

By Shigeru Mizuki

Subjects: Translations into English, Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc, Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc, Childhood and youth, Comic books, strips, Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English, Social life and customs, Comics & graphic novels, manga, general, History, Japan -- History -- 1926-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc

Description: "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.