One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki
One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki
Asia /  East Asia

Manga legend Mizuki forced to depict Japanese victories not war horrors in comics, private journal reveals

Shigeru Mizuki died aged 93 in November 2015 and the essay was recently discovered in his papers by his daughter at his former home in Tokyo

Topic |   Legacy of war in Asia
Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki
One of Shigeru Mizuki’s post-war stories about the Japanese invasion of China. Image: Shigeru Mizuki
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