This graphic novel tells the story of a group of Japanese soldiers in the second world war who fight to their "noble" death; those who survive are found unacceptable and forced to either commit suicide or participate in a suicidal attack against Allied troops. Mizuki, who was a soldier himself during the war, writes in the afterword that this story is, in fact, 90% true. This was a really powerful work, told from a point of view that I do not believe I have ever read, and really only seen in the film Letters From Iwo Jima. I highly recommend this to readers who like graphic novels such as Maus or Persepolis.
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