Japan's longest day : a graphic novel about the end of World War II / Kazutoshi Hando (original story) ; Yukinobu Hoshino (manga adaptation).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoshino, Yukinobu, 1954- adapter, illustrator.

Handō, Kazutoshi, 1930-2021, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Nihon No Ichiban Nagai Hi. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Comic books, strips, etc.

World War, 1939-1945.

Capitulations, Military--Japan--History--20th century--Comic books, strips, etc.

Capitulations, Military.

Genre:

manga (comic books)

Nonfiction comics.

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Manga.

Physical Description:

476 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Japan's longest day : a graphic novel about the end of World War 2

Japan's longest day : a graphic novel about the end of World War two

Japan's longest day : intrigue, treason and Emperor Hirohito's fateful decision to surrender : a graphic novel about the end of World War II

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2023]

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated. A tense drama unfolds in Tokyo as Japan teeters on the edge of Armageddon. Japan's Longest Day tells the true story of the day immediately before the surrender, as a group of fanatical army officers attempt to prevent the Emperor from surrendering--an act of high treason which will inevitably result in Japan's total annihilation. This dramatic story recounts events that most people outside Japan are completely unaware of: The fierce disagreement between the army and the Japanese government as Emperor Hirohito prepares to announce the nation's unconditional surrender to the Allies, Attempts by War Minister Korechika Anami to change the Emperor's mind. Treasonous actions by a fanatical group of officers who vow to fight on, even if it means the death of every single Japanese citizen. The shocking plot to overthrow the government as Anami faces a fateful choice between loyalty to the cause and loyalty to the Emperor. Japan's Longest Day is beautifully told by award-winning manga artist Yukinobu Hoshino, who brings to life the story of Japan's most fateful day in elegant graphic novel form."--Publisher.

Notes:

Original Japanese edition published in 2022.

"A true story"-- cover.

Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9784805317792

4805317795

OCLC:

1393076991