A review by thebobsphere
A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.0

A fascinating account of the development of manga from 1945 to 1960. Tatsumi also includes the economic recovery of Japan. However the only flaw is that the story runs out of steam towards the end and it descends into repetition. If one is reading Tatsumi for the first time, start with his amazing and controversial short comic collections, as A Drifting Life can be too daunting.