492 – One Shot 72 – Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
This week we talk about X-Men ’97, The End of Evangelion, The Three-Body Problem, Fujou wo Nuguu Hito, and more! Then we discuss how war is bad with a One Shot on Shigeru Mizuki‘s Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths!!!
On this episode we can’t stop praising new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, we discuss pre-orders helping official manga releases, Seamus finds Queen’s Quality too melodramatic, dakazu dislikes Jaden Smith’s Netflix anime Neo Yokio, and he finally gets to read Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Then we start our new segment, Creator Cross Section, where we examine several works by one manga artist and look for common themes! Our first creator is Rumiko Takahashi and we look at Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Forest, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha!!!
Souin Gyokusai Seyo! (Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths)
Finally got a chance to read the original Japanese version. It’s crazy to imagine this tale of Japanese soldiers being ordered to execute a suicide attack during the end of World War II was based on Shigeru Mizuki’s real life experiences.