Le Dernier Kamikaze

In this concise three-issue miniseries published by Soleil between 2006 and 2009, writer Jean-Yves Mitton and artist Félix Molinari deliver a taut, historically grounded drama centered on the final days of a Japanese kamikaze pilot in World War II. The story eschews spectacle for a somber, human-focused exploration of duty, sacrifice, and the personal cost of war, rendered in Molinari's expressive, detail-rich artwork. It stands as a focused, character-driven entry in European war comics, notable for its unflinching look at a controversial subject from the perspective of those who lived it.