Pensando Mangás e o nacionalismo japonês: uma análise sobre Gen Pés Descalços e Zero Eterno

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze how is presented in the works Barefoot Gen and Eternal Zero the Japanese nationalism in World War II and the influence of the time of production for the discussion about it. Both works were made at different times. Barefoot Gen was made between 1973 and 1985, and takes place in the final months of World War II, until 1950. Eternal Zero is an adaptation of the best-selling book in Japanese history, published in 2006, and the manga is from 2013. This work takes place in two fictional times: the current one and during World War II. The analysis will consist on the study of the works as to what is characterized as Japanese nationalism, its propaganda and the attitudes that the population in Barefoot Gen and the population and the military, especially the Kamikazes in Eternal Zero, took in the name of the Japanese sovereignty and in the name of the emperor. The main objective is to understand the differences in these representations, whether there are permanences in the discourses or major differences among them, since these are very popular works in Japan, with translation to several other languages, and especially that were produced at two different times.