Souin Gyokusai seyo!

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

The Banzai! Charge

Operation Death

Opération Mort

Let us all die honorably!

Japanese

総員玉砕せよ！

English

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Aug 8, 1973

Authors

Mizuki, Shigeru

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Genres

Drama

Themes

Historical Memoir Military

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

2013

Score

7.65

Scored by

1085

Popularity

6118

Members

3430

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Wikipedia Souin Gyokusai seyo!

Synopsis

Souin Gyokusai seyo! is a "semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II." Mizuki drew from his own experiences as a soldier in that war to depict the horrors of battle. On an island at the end of 1943, Japanese soldiers are obliged to commit suicide in order to save the honor of their country. (Source: ANN, bdangouleme.com)

Background

Souin Gyokusai seyo! was published in English as Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Drawn and Quarterly on April 26, 2011. The publisher's translation of the manga won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia in 2012. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Devir on March 20, 2019.