Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni

A woman in her twenties, Minami Hirano, grapples with the lingering trauma of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, ten years after the city was destroyed by a blinding explosion. Her family wrestles with the aftermath of surviving the disaster and its lasting effects on their lives. Decades later, Minami’s niece becomes concerned when her father vanishes unexpectedly. She and a friend track him to uncover his secret. The manga explores the consequences of war and the atomic attack on those most affected. Fumiyo Kōno addresses these themes in her acclaimed and influential work.

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