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“Semi-autobiographical manga depicting Japanese soldiers' forced suicides on an island in WWII's final weeks.”
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
総員玉砕せよ！
7.62
2,391 rank · 3,802 readers · 43 favorites
Historical
Memoir
Military
Drama
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Synopsis
Semi-autobiographical manga depicting Japanese soldiers' forced suicides on an island in WWII's final weeks.
Souin Gyokusai seyo! is a "semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II." Mizuki drew from his own experiences as a soldier in that war to depict the horrors of battle. On an island at the end of 1943, Japanese soldiers are obliged to commit suicide in order to save the honor of their country. (Source: ANN, bdangouleme.com)
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What 3 readers settled on.
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 0.82
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σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
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Running avg · Sep 2014 → Jul 2017
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is a masterpiece that surpasses other standalone omnibuses, featuring a brilliant contrast between detailed, modern-quality backgrounds and expressive, cartoonish...”
- 7 “This manga excels at capturing the gritty, authentic atmosphere of war through remarkably detailed landscapes and a profound, ironic exploration of the tragedy behind the concept of a "noble...”
- 8 “The art is masterfully used to create dramatic, haunting effects, particularly through the detailed backgrounds and the effective shift between cartoonish and gritty styles. While the character...”
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Aug 1973 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9976 catalog