![]() ![]() He got work as a movie-theater projectionist until he made his manga debut with Rocketman. Returning to Japan, Mizuki struggled to find a job. He fought in Papua New Guinea and lost his arm in an Allied air raid. War interrupted Mizuki’s art studies in 1942. His latest work, Showa: A History of Japan, is an unblinking recollection of one of the 20th century’s darkest periods. The result is a stunning series of graphic novels based on historical research and Mizuki’s own experiences growing up and fighting in Tokyo’s imperial wars. He’s best known for drawing yokai-basically, Japanese ghosts and monsters.īut in recent years, the 92-year-old cartoonist has turned to Japan’s militaristic Showa era. Shigeru Mizuki is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous working manga artists. Shigeru Mizuki’s Showa details Japan’s brutal military history ![]()
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