Cover: Keiji Nakazawa
Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima #9
“Breaking Down Borders”
Keiji Nakazawa's deeply humane manga series continues with this ninth volume, subtitled "Breaking Down Borders." The cover presents two striking images: above, a small figure gazes out over a shattered, ruined cityscape beneath an arching rainbow; below, a close-up of a young man's anguished, determined face fills the frame with raw emotional intensity. Nakazawa's bold, expressive linework — both writing and drawing this volume himself — makes this one of manga's most powerful explorations of survival and resilience.
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writer, artist, inker Keiji Nakazawa · writer Joanne Higashi · writer Kiyoko Nishita · cover Keiji Nakazawa
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writer, artist, inker Keiji Nakazawa
writer Joanne Higashi
writer Kiyoko Nishita
cover pencils, inks Keiji Nakazawa