Akihito Tenno Monogatari (Big Comics Special)

[Machine Translation] The origin of my youthful "Preparedness"! Comic book version! Emperor Akihito has always walked together with the people at all times. Even now that he is Emperor Akihito, he is still a familiar figure to many people. However, his 85-year journey has not been smooth, and has been backed by tremendous determination. This is the birth of an authentic documentary comic depicting the current Emperor and Empress's arduous journey from the shocking announcement of their "feelings" to their wartime boyhood and student days, their marriage and coronation as the one and only Princess of Japan, their memorial journey to war victims, and their visits to disaster areas, with some creative touches based on historical facts. Original story and screenplay by Kazunari Nagafuku and supervised by Shuyu Shiwa, who also worked on "The Story of Emperor Showa". The artwork is by Usamaru Furuya of "Teiichi no Kuni" fame. This is his first attempt at a real-life story, and he has created beautiful drawings with a novel touch.

若き日の「覚悟」の原点!完全コミック化!いかなる時も、国民と心を共に歩まれてきた明仁天皇。上皇となられた今もなお、多くの人に親しまれている存在である。しかし、その85年の歩みは決して平坦ではなく、凄まじい覚悟に裏打ちされた物だった・・・。衝撃の"お気持ち"表明から遡り、史実を元に一部創作を交えながら,戦時下の少年時代、学生時代、唯一無比のプリンセスを得たご成婚、即位、戦争被害者への慰霊の旅、被災地訪問に至るまで,現在の上皇・上皇后両陛下の苦難の旅路を描いた本格ドキュメントコミック誕生!原作・脚本の永福一成氏、監修・志波秀宇氏は『昭和天皇物語』の協力スタッフ。作画はなんと『帝一の國』の古屋兎丸氏。初挑戦の実録物で斬新なタッチの美しい絵柄を披露している。