Showa 1953–1989
Subtitle: A History of Japan
Contributors: Davisson, Zack, translator
Edition: First paperback edition.
Series: Showa: A History of Japan
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Montreal, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9781770462014
Subjects: Social life and customs; Comic books, strips; History
Other titles: Showa.
Work titles: Komikku Shōwa-shi
Description: "The last half of Japan's Showa era, on which this volume concentrates, was as different from the first half as day is from night. It was an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, despite being rife with internal contradictions. Because it is recent history, it is less analyzed, messier, and harder to summarize, yet Mizuki is more than up to the challenge. At the end of this series, we see Shigeru Mizuki coming to terms, not only with his own history, but with that of the entire Showa period and its turbulent highs and lows, even with the emperor who presided over it all"--Back flap.
Notes: Translation of: Komikku Shōwa-shi.

Presented in the traditional Japanese manner and meant to be read from right to left, starting at the "back" of the book.

Fourth volume of the author's encyclopedic graphic history of Japan.