Onward towards our noble deaths

372 pages

English language

Published Jan. 18, 2011 by Drawn & Quarterly.

ISBN:: 978-1-77046-041-6
OCLC Number:: 682894288

(3 reviews)

Souin Gyokusai seyo! is a "semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II." Mizuki drew from his own experiences as a soldier in that war to depict the horrors of battle.

On an island at the end of 1943, Japanese soldiers are obliged to commit suicide in order to save the honor of their country.

(Source: ANN, bdangouleme.com)

3 editions

Cian reviewed Onward towards our noble deaths by Shigeru Mizuki

Surprisingly readable given its bleak subject matter

4 stars

Japanese soldiers at the end of World War II die pointlessly in a series of pointless battles, culminating in a suicide attack that exists for no purpose other than the honor of the Japanese military.

Despite the bleak and depressing material, this is a compulsively readable comic.

AccordionBruce

rated it

Sept. 9, 2018

kmdk

rated it

Sept. 24, 2016

Subjects

Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945
Soldiers
Translations into English
Japanese Participation
Comic books, strips

Places

Japan
New Guinea