“Italian Maraini family in pre-war Japan faces sudden imprisonment as "enemies," struggling to protect what matters amid political turmoil.”
Endo
ENDO
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Italian Maraini family in pre-war Japan faces sudden imprisonment as "enemies," struggling to protect what matters amid political turmoil.
The time is the early Showa era. Italian Maraini and his family, who came to Japan as a scholar in an era when you could hear the footsteps of military boots, had a good relationship with the Japanese people around them and had a peaceful time. However, one day it suddenly came to an end. Due to changes in the political situation in Japan and Italy, they suddenly became prisoners of war as "enemies." What did they really want to protect in the absurdity that befalls them in a foreign land? The story of a real family who was swallowed by the great swell of the times and still tried to resist their fate. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 45 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Jan 2023 – May 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M67558 catalog