Shouwa Ichidai Onna
昭和一代女
“Post-WWII orphan Shouko steals to survive, seeking revenge against those who harmed her protectors.”
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Synopsis
Post-WWII orphan Shouko steals to survive, seeking revenge against those who harmed her protectors.
In the post-World War II, the little Shouko is left to herself after the tragic death of her mother. Resorting to theft, she will do everything necessary to survive in this Japan under reconstruction. The young girl is driven by revenge. She will punish everyone hurting the people who helped her...
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.0/10
What 4
readers
settled on.
50% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.74 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 ptsRecommenders 7.5 · others 2.5
Yes
7.5
No
2.5
Score over time
2.00Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “This raw, adult narrative offers a compelling, self-critical look at post-war Japan and the American occupation, anchored by a fascinating, cold-blooded protagonist. While the art style is merely...”
- 7/10 “The art by Kazuo Kamimura and the compelling, immersive depiction of post-war Japanese society make this an essential read. However, the narrative suffers from being an unfinished, cancelled work,...”
- 4/10 “While the series shows potential to have become decent and features some neat, theatre-reminiscent panel staging, these highlights are overshadowed by significant flaws. The narrative suffers from...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Shouwa Ichidai Onna begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-M42296
A Manga Publication
- Format
- 13 × 1
- ch × vol
- Total read
- 1h 44m
- approx
- Published
- Jul 1977 – Jan 1978
- Source
- Manga
- media type
- Ref.
- BS-M42296
- catalog