F***. Barefoot Gen. ..one of the most harrowing reading experiences I've ever had. I thought that the anime was devastating, but this? This is f***ing masochistic reading. Brilliant, brilliant manga and anime. I lost sleep for weeks after. I couldn't even get through Barefoot Gen 2, for tears. The aftermath, I believe, was probably harder than the war itself. God bless Sensei for surviving to tell this tale.
Hadashi no Gen