Nemoto's Travels: The Illustrated Saga of a Japanese Floatplane Pilot in the First Year of the Pacific War

This is the illustrated diary of Imperial Japanese Navy floatplane pilot Warrant Officer Nemoto Kumesako, dating from the early months of the Pacific War. His recollections offer an intimate perspective into his life, along with insights into Japanese thinking of the times. Unusually, these memoirs are presented here in a style consistent with the format of Japanese manga (illustrated comic / graphic novel).

The curious floatplanes of the time, some of which verge on the steampunk, come to l...