
Showa: A History of Japan
Showa: A History of Japan shares the Drama genre and similar themes: Historical, Autobiographical, Non-fiction.
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Over four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tatsumi expanded the horizons of comics storytelling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary stories about the private lives of everyday people. He has been called "the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics" and has influenced generations of cartoonists around the world. Now the visionary creator of "The Push Man and Other Stories" and "Good-bye" has turned his incisive, unflinching gaze upon himself. Over ten years in the making, "A Drifting Life" is Tatsumis' most ambitious, personal, and heart felt work: an autobiographical bildungsroman in comics form. Using his life long obsession with comics as a frame work, Tatsumi weaves a complex story that encompasses family dynamics, Japanese culture and history, first love, the intricacies of the manga industry, and most importantly, what it means to be an artist. Alternately humorous, enlightening, and haunting, this is the masterful summartion of a fascinating life and a historic career. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)
Over four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tatsumi expanded the horizons of comics storytelling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary stories about the private lives of everyday people. He has been called "the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics" and has influenced generations ...
A Drifting Life has 48 chapters.
A Drifting Life belongs to the Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres.
The top manga similar to A Drifting Life include Showa: A History of Japan, The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey. These share key genres and themes with A Drifting Life.