Inspired by Shaneon Garrity’s recent post, Matt Thorn takes time to share another Noboru Ôshiro comic, this one about, well, a train journey:
Keep in mind that this manga was published in hardcover format in 1941, a time when virtually all media had been turned into pro-war, ultra-nationalistic propaganda, and yet contains not the slightest hint of propaganda. It is the simple story of a father and son taking a train trip from Tokyo to Kyoto, and learning about the places they pass on the way. It even includes a detailed visual explanation of how animation is made. The book is drop dead gorgeous from beginning to end. But for reasons unknown to me, the book ends abruptly when the train reaches Nagoya. I would dearly love to see the rest of the story, assuming it was ever finished.
