2009 (This is special. My review can be found on the LibraryThing post linked)
http://www.librarything.com/topic/ 68641#1500559 ( )

Gen and his mother must escape Hiroshima and try to continue their lives after the bomb. Gen has various adventures in the ruins while looking for food for his mother and baby sister. ( )

Barefoot Gen: The Day After, the second book in the Barefoot Gen series, picks up right where its predecessor left off. Nakazawa left many of the horrors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima for this second volume. Though there are many journeys and themes in this volume, it seemed more cohesive than Volume 1. The severity of the situation has set in for both the reader and Gen, and this gives significance to every event, leaving little room for comic mischief. Though the two are very similar in style and story, I'd say The Day After is a slight improvement on the previous volume. ( )

The narrative is engaging, so the reader is encouraged to continue the story. But it is a sorrowful read in some ways. However, one takes comfort in the fact that Gen does not give up, despite the loss of loved ones and the cruelty of the war mongers and his fellow citizens. ( )

Mostly as good as the first, though feels weaker in some vague way. Maybe it's the lack of drama in knowing what's coming. It's tragic and powerful, but I hesitate to call it a good comic--the art feels stiff and the writing is forced in places; the whole comic feels like Nakazawa was holding his material--his personal tragedies--at arm's length while trying to humanize the experience. An important story to have read, but not the most enjoyable read. ( )