Barefoot Gen
Hadashi no Gen
In 1945 Hiroshima, six-year-old Gen Nakaoka lives with his poor but close-knit family. His father Daikichi is one of the rare voices speaking out against the war and the emperor, making their household pariahs in a society consumed by nationalism. No one suspects the catastrophe about to befall them. One morning, an atomic bomb levels the city in seconds. Thousands die instantly, countless others exposed to radiation. Gen survives the blast, but everything changes. Stripped of his home and forced to reunite with the broken remnants of his family, he now faces starvation, homelessness, and a society that treats bomb survivors like disease-ridden outcasts rather than victims. Drawn from author Keiji Nakazawa's own experiences, Barefoot Gen follows Gen and other survivors as they navigate the wreckage of post-war Hiroshima. Despite witnessing unimaginable horror, Gen refuses to break. He holds onto his determination to live, his refusal to forgive those responsible, his refusal to forget what happened, and his refusal to let tragedy steal his spirit.
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Barefoot Gen
Hadashi no Gen
54ch • 10vol
1973
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In 1945 Hiroshima, six-year-old Gen Nakaoka lives with his poor but close-knit family. His father Daikichi is one of the rare voices speaking out against the war and the emperor, making their household pariahs in a society consumed by nationalism. No one suspects the catastrophe about to befall them. One morning, an atomic bomb levels the city in seconds. Thousands die instantly, countless others exposed to radiation. Gen survives the blast, but everything changes. Stripped of his home and forced to reunite with the broken remnants of his family, he now faces starvation, homelessness, and a society that treats bomb survivors like disease-ridden outcasts rather than victims. Drawn from author Keiji Nakazawa's own experiences, Barefoot Gen follows Gen and other survivors as they navigate the wreckage of post-war Hiroshima. Despite witnessing unimaginable horror, Gen refuses to break. He holds onto his determination to live, his refusal to forgive those responsible, his refusal to forget what happened, and his refusal to let tragedy steal his spirit.
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Barefoot Gen
Hadashi no Gen
In 1945 Hiroshima, six-year-old Gen Nakaoka lives with his poor but close-knit family. His father Daikichi is one of the rare voices speaking out against the war and the emperor, making their household pariahs in a society consumed by nationalism. No one suspects the catastrophe about to befall them. One morning, an atomic bomb levels the city in seconds. Thousands die instantly, countless others exposed to radiation. Gen survives the blast, but everything changes. Stripped of his home and forced to reunite with the broken remnants of his family, he now faces starvation, homelessness, and a society that treats bomb survivors like disease-ridden outcasts rather than victims. Drawn from author Keiji Nakazawa's own experiences, Barefoot Gen follows Gen and other survivors as they navigate the wreckage of post-war Hiroshima. Despite witnessing unimaginable horror, Gen refuses to break. He holds onto his determination to live, his refusal to forgive those responsible, his refusal to forget what happened, and his refusal to let tragedy steal his spirit.
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Barefoot Gen
Hadashi no Gen
はだしのゲン
Barefoot Gen - Bomb on Hiroshima