Showa: A History of Japan
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Showa: A History of Japan

コミック昭和史

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Ranked #965 · 3,039 readers · 48 favorites
Historical Memoir Award Winning
8 volumes · 120 chapters · 1988 - 1989
8 vols · 120 ches · 1988 - 1989

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Historical manga using ghosts to chronicle Emperor Hirohito's reign from 1923 earthquake to 1931 Manchurian Incident.

A historical story using Ghosts to explain the life times of the reign of Emperor Hirohito. Comic Showa-shi describes an era of upheaval and impoverishment in Japanese history, beginning with the Tokyo Earthquake in 1923, and covering the financial panic, the Great Depression, the March 15th Incident, and other events up until the Manchurian Incident in 1931. (Source: Volume 1 cover)

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