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A review by beththebookdragon
Barefoot Gen Volume 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima by Keiji Nakazawa
4.0
Powerful, as one might expect. The art has an incongruously goofy look as it's in a fairly early (1950s/60s) manga style. That somehow makes the story stronger, especially as events are seen through the eyes of elementary-school boys who don't quite grasp the seriousness of living in late-WWII Japan.
There are humorous bits, thank goodness. The family suffers more than most as the father is vocally anti-war (he scoffs at the gloriousness of sacrificing for the Emperor and Japan, saying the war was foolishly started by the rich and powerful.)
There are humorous bits, thank goodness. The family suffers more than most as the father is vocally anti-war (he scoffs at the gloriousness of sacrificing for the Emperor and Japan, saying the war was foolishly started by the rich and powerful.)