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Mizuki, Shigeru.,

Showa : a history of Japan / History of Japan Shigeru Mizuki ; translation by Zack Davisson. - First paperback edition. - 4 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

Translation of: Komikku Shōwa-shi. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.

1926-1939 -- 1939-1944 -- 1944-1953 -- 1953-1989. [Volume 1]. [Volume 2]. [Volume 3]. [Volume 4].

A manga history of Japan during the Showa era, which encompassed the reign of Emperor Hirohito and spanned the years 1926-1989.


Translated from the Japanese.

ISBN: 9781770461352 (pbk. : vol. 1) 9781770461512 (pbk. : vol. 2) 9781770461628 (pbk. : vol. 3) 9781770462014 (pbk. : vol. 4)

LCCN: 2013464735

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015 --Childhood and youth--Comic books, strips, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Comic books, strips, etc.--Japan--Translations into English.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan--History--Shōwa period, 1926-1989--Comic books, strips, etc.
Japan--Social life and customs--Comic books, strips, etc.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Graphic novels.

Dewey Class. No.: 952.033