Showa: A History of Japan
| Showa: A History of Japan | |
Cover of the first publication
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コミック昭和史 (Komikku Shōwa-shi) |
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| Genre | Historical |
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| Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1988 – 1989 |
| Volumes | 13 |
Showa: A History of Japan, known in Japan as Comic Showa-shi (Japanese: コミック昭和史 Hepburn: Komikku Shōwa-shi?, literally "A Comics History of the Showa Era"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. A semi autobiographical work, this manga describes the author's experiences growing up during the Shōwa period. The author is a veteran of the Japanese army, but his series is filled with critical views of Japanese and American militarism.
The manga was originally released by Kodansha as Shōwa-shi: Comic (昭和史: コミック Shōwa-shi: Komikku?) between November 1988 and December 1989. The manga was republished was Comic Showa-shi by Kodansha from August 1, to November 4, 1994, and a box with all the eight volumes was released on December 14, 1994. An adaptation titled Kamishibai Shōwa-shi (紙芝居昭和史?, lit. "A Kamishibai Story of the Showa Era") was written by Kōji Kata and published on August 19, 2004 by Iwanami Shoten.
In February 2013, Drawn and Quarterly announced it would publish the manga under the title Showa: A History of Japan. The company released Showa 1926-1939 in October 2013, Showa 1939-1944 in May 2014, Showa 1944-1953 in November 2014, and Showa 1953-1989 in September 2015.
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