A graphic novel account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, based on the experiences of the author who was six years old at the time of the attack. Covers events leading up to and immediately following the bombing.

Keiji Nakazawa presents an illustrated autobiography of his experiences as an artist and a child during the bombing of Hiroshima and the aftermath.

Gen Nakaoka, a boy who has come of age in post-World War II Hiroshima, arouses the wrath of U.S. Army censors when he and his friend Ryuta manage to get an eyewitness account of the bombing of the city, written by a journalist who serves as a father figure to war orphans, published and distributed.

Gen continues to confront one setback after another-- the loss of his home, the death of a friend,-- when a chance encounter gives new direction to his life.