# Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Japanese: ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-, Hepburn: Periryū -Rakuen no Gerunika-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda [ja]. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from February 2016 to April 2021 and has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. A spin-off manga titled Peleliu Gaiden began serialization in Young Animal in July 2021. An anime film adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation and Fugaku is set to premiere in December 2025.

## Synopsis

The story is set on the island of Peleliu taking part in the Battle of Peleliu during World War II and follows Private Tamaru during the summer of 1944. Unfortunately for Tamaru, a young soldier simply wishing to become a mangaka, he will quickly find himself in the heart of a terrible battlefield, where 10,000 Japanese soldiers will do their best to resist the onslaught of 40,000 American soldiers. Their only instruction: resist until the last.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda [ja], Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from February 12, 2016, to April 9, 2021. The series was collected in eleven tankōbon volumes from July 2016 to July 2021.
A spin-off, titled Peleliu Gaiden, was announced at the end of the series in April 2021. It began serialization in Young Animal on July 21, 2021. It is set to end with its fourth volume, set to be released around July 2025.

#### Volumes

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | July 29, 2016 | 978-4-592-14187-7 |
| 2 | January 27, 2017 | 978-4-592-14188-4 |
| 3 | July 28, 2017 | 978-4-592-14189-1 |
| 4 | February 28, 2018 | 978-4-592-14190-7 |
| 5 | July 27, 2018 | 978-4-592-16215-5 |
| 6 | January 29, 2019 | 978-4-592-16216-2 |
| 7 | July 29, 2019 | 978-4-592-16217-9 |
| 8 | January 29, 2020 | 978-4-592-16218-6 |
| 9 | July 29, 2020 | 978-4-592-16219-3 |
| 10 | January 29, 2021 | 978-4-592-16220-9 |
| 11 | July 29, 2021 | 978-4-592-16365-7 |

#### Peleliu Gaiden

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | July 29, 2022 | 978-4-592-16366-4 |
| 2 | July 28, 2023 | 978-4-592-16367-1 |
| 3 | July 29, 2024 | 978-4-592-16368-8 |

### Anime film

In April 2021, it was announced at the end of the manga's final chapter that the series would receive an anime adaptation. In January 2025, it was later confirmed that it would be an anime film adaptation. The film is produced by Shin-Ei Animation and Fugaku and directed by Gorō Kuji, with the screenplay being written by Junji Nishimura and series creator Takeda. It is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on December 5, 2025.

## Reception

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was one of the Manga division's Jury Selections at the 20th and 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017 and 2018. The series ranked twelfth in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers. The series also won the Excellence Award at the 46th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards. In 2021, it was nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and was ranked at #9 in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers. The manga was again nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.