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Nakazawa and Aoki’s Atom Bomb Manga Could Educate World Leaders
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Nakazawa and Aoki’s Atom Bomb Manga Could Educate World Leaders

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 / 9 August 2019

While Keiji Nakazawa never hesitated to loose his wrath on fascist or right-leaning tendencies through the fury of his irrepressible cartoon hero in Barefoot Gen, Takeo Aoki’s Hiroshima’s Revival weaves a more cautious path through the political jungle of wartime memory.

Remembering (and Reliving) the Bombing of Hiroshima with Keiji Nakazawa’s ‘Barefoot Gen’
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Remembering (and Reliving) the Bombing of Hiroshima with Keiji Nakazawa’s ‘Barefoot Gen’

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 / 4 August 2017

The seminal manga of Hiroshima's atomic bombing and aftermath, Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen, remains an essential reminder of the horrors of war and atomic bombs.