Comments on: Barefoot Gen Vol. 1

By: Review: Barefoot Gen Vol. 1 & 2 by Keiji Nakazawa « Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:52:10 +0000

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By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:35 +0000

I have recently been studying Barefoot Gen at school, my whole class have all been very grasped by the book, and now actually shut up whilst reading :D The book has caused much debate in our school throughout the years, as it is set to be studied by year 8′s, which you can see why it can cause such a stir (nudity, violence and use of language). Though overall I think it is a very touching book and has inspired me to read more manga pieces.

By: Barefoot Gen review « The Comics Bureau

Barefoot Gen review « The Comics Bureau — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:22:59 +0000

[...] Greg McElhatton over at Read About Comics writes about the first volume of? Keiji Nakazawa’s autobiographical account of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Barefoot Gen. This one has been on my list of things to read for some time now. [...]

By: Ck

Ck — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:28 +0000

I read it recently and am on the 4th book..love ‘em all, enjoyed every single page and panel transition… they were all so characteristic and regardless of it depicting a true story,should be considered as the world of the author by itself.You are witnessing into everyday life of a foreign culture in the best way possible. I felt like holding an original hand written book, dunno how to put it but all the stuff in it felt like so organic and human…Kojima…Tezuka…Tatsumi…Nakazawa…

By: Raina Telgemeier

Raina Telgemeier — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:15:07 +0000

I’m always interested in what new readers coming fresh into Barefoot Gen think of this book (I read it over 20 years ago). It’s certainly not a perfect comic, and yet no comic has ever made a stronger impression upon me as a reader. This might be because I have read the subsequent volumes–2 and 3 are my personal favorites, perhaps because Gen becomes a symbol of hope in the midst of total destruction. I’d give the next couple of volumes a shot, if you get a chance.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 24, 2009: The idea

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:05:33 +0000

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By: Life imitates manga, Tezuka appreciation, Mizuno interview « MangaBlog

Life imitates manga, Tezuka appreciation, Mizuno interview « MangaBlog — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:23:05 +0000

[...] (Good Comics for Kids) D.M. Evans on vol. 1 of Astral Project (Manga Jouhou) Greg McElhatton on vol. 1 of Barefoot Gen (Read About Comics) Diana Dang on vol. 1 of the Battle of Genryu (Stop, Drop, and Read) Lorena Nava [...]