Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

Shigeru Mizuki’s Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, published in English by Drawn & Quarterly from 2011, is a stark, semi-autobiographical account of the final days of World War II, drawn from the legendary creator’s own harrowing experiences as a Japanese soldier. Translated by Jocelyne Allen, this single-volume work stands as a powerful anti-war statement from one of manga’s most revered storytellers, blending Mizuki’s distinctive, expressive art with unflinching humanism. It matters as a essential, personal document of war’s futility, told by a master who witnessed its horrors firsthand.