Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima

Keiji Nakazawa’s searing autobiographical manga, Barefoot Gen, is collected here in a definitive ten-issue English-language edition from Last Gasp (2016–2018). Originally serialized in the 1970s, this unflinching series follows Gen Nakaoka, a young boy in Hiroshima, as he and his family endure the atomic bombing and its devastating aftermath. Nakazawa’s stark, expressive artwork and deeply human storytelling make this a landmark work of war literature and a vital testament to the horrors of nuclear warfare.