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Apocalypse of the Sun

Author
Kawaguchi Kaiji
Type
Manga
Status
Complete
Year
2002
Genres and tags
Historical Action Psychological Romance Adventure Drama Tragedy Sci-fi Mature Seinen Post-Apocalyptic Coming of Age Politics Conspiracy

Description

Japan is hit by a series of monumental natural disasters that leave the country fragmented and its people devastated. Follow the lives of its citizens as they deal with massive emigration to refugee camps on the Asian mainland and try to solve the political task of rebuilding their nation.

A Spirit of the Sun is also a retelling and melding of two well-known stories in Japan. The setting is directly lifted from the early '70s disaster science-fiction book and movie "Nippon Chinbotsu," (Japan Sinks) while many of the characters are allegorical to the key players in the Eastern classic "Sangokushi" (The Three Kingdoms). Sangokushi aficionados may discover greater entertainment by watching the characters in A Spirit of the Sun closely to spot these resemblances.

From Kaiji Kawaguchi, the author of Silent Service, Eagle and Zipang (as well as the artist for Confession).

--- - **A Spirit of The Sun received the 2006 Shogakukan Manga Award for the Seinen/General Manga along with Rainbow by Masasumi Kakizaki and George Abe**

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Published in Indonesian by Level Comics as A Spirit of the Sun.

Alternative titles

Chapters (65)

  1. Chapter 65: The Town of SuspicionsVol. 9
  2. Chapter 64: The StrangerVol. 9
  3. Chapter 63: The North's RulerVol. 9
  4. Chapter 62: The Forest of All PassionsVol. 9
  5. Chapter 61: Tasuku Kumon's islandVol. 9
  6. Chapter 60: The Father's WillVol. 9
  7. Chapter 59: Ryuji Kumoi's ChoiceVol. 9
  8. Chapter 58: Ryuji KumoiVol. 8
  9. Chapter 57: PromiseVol. 8
  10. Chapter 56: Misao and GenichiroVol. 8
  11. Chapter 55: The Trap RoomVol. 8
  12. Chapter 54: The UN InspectorsVol. 8
  13. Chapter 53: TargetVol. 8
  14. Chapter 52: The Straits AllianceVol. 8
  15. Chapter 51: Scars of the HeartVol. 7
  16. Chapter 50: The IllegalsVol. 7
  17. Chapter 49: Eri and GenichirouVol. 7
  18. Chapter 48: Two CountriesVol. 7
  19. Chapter 47: Neutral Zone, Grey CityVol. 7
  20. Chapter 46: Danger at the StraitVol. 7
  21. Chapter 45: IzayoiVol. 7
  22. Chapter 44: Clan of the 16th MoonVol. 6
  23. Chapter 43: M EnergyVol. 6
  24. Chapter 42: Verge of InsurrectionVol. 6
  25. Chapter 41: New ProjectVol. 6
  26. Chapter 40: Misao Munakata, Sub-GovernorVol. 6
  27. Chapter 39: Misao and EriVol. 6
  28. Chapter 38: The Dark MagmaVol. 6
  29. Chapter 37: The Rockwell PlanVol. 5
  30. Chapter 36: The Courage of a PoliticianVol. 5
  31. Chapter 35: The Two KingsVol. 5
  32. Chapter 34: The Cry of the EarthVol. 5
  33. Chapter 33: What BreaksVol. 5
  34. Chapter 32: The Future of Misao MunakataVol. 5
  35. Chapter 31: A present from 15 years agoVol. 5
  36. Chapter 30: Back to the mother countryVol. 4
  37. Chapter 29: The Burning ArrivalVol. 4
  38. Chapter 28: Facing the PeopleVol. 4
  39. Chapter 27: The UnyieldingVol. 4
  40. Chapter 26: The Trustworthy ManVol. 4
  41. Chapter 25: FamilyVol. 4
  42. Chapter 24: Father and SonVol. 4
  43. Chapter 23: The Things We LostVol. 4
  44. Chapter 22: Declaration of WarVol. 4
  45. Chapter 21: Memories of FlameVol. 3
  46. Chapter 20: An Endless PathVol. 3
  47. Chapter 19: BreachVol. 3
  48. Chapter 18: President of Taiwan, Cai Qing-lingVol. 3
  49. Chapter 17: Enormous WillVol. 3
  50. Chapter 16: Flame of the HeartVol. 3
  51. Chapter 15: The Land of Chance MeetingsVol. 2
  52. Chapter 14: FuseVol. 2
  53. Chapter 13: Xian and YuVol. 2
  54. Chapter 12: ExpatriatesVol. 2
  55. Chapter 11: A Bloody TragedyVol. 2
  56. Chapter 10: Zhang and XianVol. 2
  57. Chapter 9: Mother and ChildVol. 2
  58. Chapter 8: Taiwan Refugee CampVol. 2
  59. Chapter 7: HopeVol. 1
  60. Chapter 6: ChannelVol. 1
  61. Chapter 5: A Rift at The IslandsVol. 1
  62. Chapter 4: CreviceVol. 1
  63. Chapter 3: Light and DarknessVol. 1
  64. Chapter 2: Under the InfernoVol. 1
  65. Chapter 1: The Most Important ThingVol. 1

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