A fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga’s most distinguished author Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuk's historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. Depicted against his trademark photorealistic backdrops, Mizuki effortlessly portrays a nation forced into a period of upheaval and brings history into the realm of the personal. Indeed, as a child comin