Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni
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| Author | Fumiyo Kōno (Fumiyo Kouno) |
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| Original title | 夕凪の街 桜の国 |
| Translator | Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms |
| Illustrator | Fumiyo Kōno |
| Cover artist | Fumiyo Kōno |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese, French, Korean, English |
| Genre(s) | Genre fiction (Graphic Novels) |
| Publisher |  Futabasha publishers Ltd. Dargaud  Last Gasp |
| Released | October 20, 2004 April 26, 2006 January 30, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 103 pp 97 pp 104 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN-13: 978-4575297447 ISBN-10: 2871299285, ISBN-13: 978-2871299288 ISBN-10: 0867196653, ISBN-13: 978-0867196658 |
Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni (夕凪の街 桜の国 Yūnagi no machi, sakura no kuni?) is a comic book (genre fiction, graphic novel), written and drawn by Japanese author Fumiyo Kōno, it was published in Japan in 2004.
It was translated into French, titled "Le pays des cerisiers" in 2006 and in English, titled "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" in 2007.
The book is made by two stories about a survivor from the atomic bomb and her relatives.
The stories are fiction but based on most people who were in Hiroshima or Nagasaki.
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[edit] Yunagi no Machi (Town of an Evening Calm)
- A story about a woman who survived from the atomic bomb in Hiroshima when she was a little girl.
- Her mother and herself were injured, and she lost her father and sisters.
- Her name is "Minami", only her brother was evacuating in Mito.
- She was going to fall in love with one of her co-workers..
- But her aftereffects will .....
[edit] Sakura no Kuni (Country of Cherry Blossoms)
[edit] Part I
- A story about a primary school student living in Tokyo.
- Her name is "Nanami" born as a second generation of the atomic bomb victims.
- She plays baseball and loves a baseball team Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
- Her father is Minami's brother and her mother was a victim and past away four years ago.
- She has a brother but being in delicate health and staying a hospital.
- She .....
[edit] Part II
- One day Nanami will notice that her father often goes to Hiroshima.
- So, she will visit Hiroshima with her friend to find what her father is doing there.
- Then she will know .....
[edit] Awards
- 2004 [8th] Japan Media Arts Festival: "Grand Prize for Manga Division"
- 2005 [9th] Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: "Creative Award"
[edit] Covers of paperbacks
 "Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" in Japanese |
 "Le pays des cerisiers" in French |
 "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" in English |
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