“1940 Shigaraki: young potter Yoko's dreams collide with WWII's looming darkness in Shonen Jump+ commemorative manga.”
Waiting for the Sunlight
陽光ヲ待ツ
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1940 Shigaraki: young potter Yoko's dreams collide with WWII's looming darkness in Shonen Jump+ commemorative manga.
Summer of 1940 in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. Yoko Matsubara is a young girl with a talent for pottery. She dreams of becoming a ceramic artist, unaware of the horrors yet to come… In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of World War II, Shonen Jump+ presents an untold account of life during the war. (Source: MANGA Plus)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Jan 2025 – Oct 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M79914 catalog