Watashi wa Gegege - Shinpika Mizuki Shigeru Den

Written and published shortly after his 85th birthday, Mizuki Shigeru finally lets the outside world in as he shares his entire life story in the form of this wonderful manga autobiography.

The book is split into 4 parts with each arc focusing on each part of his life.
Part 1 deals with his childhood and his upbringing in the coastal town of Sakaiminato in Tottori prefecture.
Part 2 deals with his sudden conscription at the age of 20 into the Japanese Army to assist in the imperial war effort in Asia. His enlistment sees Mizuki get assigned to the eastern Papa New Guinean village of Rabaul.
Part 3 details Mizuki's return to his homeland (minus his left arm which he lost in an explosion) where he is ...