“Realistic manga about a Chinese girl in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, praised for dignified portrayal free of stereotypes.”
Fuichin-san
フイチンさん
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Realistic manga about a Chinese girl in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, praised for dignified portrayal free of stereotypes.
The story of a lively young Chinese girl based on Ueda's experience of growing up in Japan-occupied Manchuria. Realistic and touching, Fuichin-san stood out as a dignified and sympathetic portrayal of Chinese, free of the standard stereotyping all too common in Japanese popular culture even today. (Source: "Before the Forty-Niners" by Rachel Thorn, via en.matt-thorn.com)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1957 – Mar 1962
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M63616 catalog