Souin Gyokusai seyo!

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
総員玉砕せよ！
The Banzai! Charge
Operation Death
Opération Mort
Let us all die honorably!

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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)

Publication notes

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.