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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There was meant to be a sequel manga (dubbed simply ''Barefoot Gen Part 2'') covering Gen's life in Tokyo, but plans for it were shelved after Keiji Nakazawa began to go blind from cataracts, with his death in 2012 likely leaving the project on ice for good.
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* BannedInChina: The manga has never been banned in Japan at the national level (and never banned from private sales), but it has been banned from libraries at the local level on multiple occasions:
** In 2012, a right wing group complained to the Matsue city assembly to ban the manga from school libraries because it contained "unsupported" depictions of Japanese atrocities. The city assembly refused to act, but the local school board subsequently moved all copies in local elementary and middle schools to closed shelves, effectively stopping students from reading the work at school. When this action became widely known nationally in 2013, there was a large public outcry. In the ensuing controversy, Japan's education minister commented that he found the ban to be appropriate, though he took no actions himself. In the end, the school board reconvened and unanimously decided to lift the ban, though it is left it to individual schools to decide how they wanted to treat the books.
** In 2011, the legal guardian of a child complained to the central library of the city of Tottori that it was inappropriate to have a manga "with rape and other sexual depictions in a place where children can reach it." The library removed the work from its shelves and decided to provide it only to those who specifically asked for it. After the scandal in Matsue mentioned above, the library moved the manga back to the shelves.
** In 2012, a right wing group complained to the Matsue city assembly to ban the manga from school libraries because it contained "unsupported" depictions of Japanese atrocities. The city assembly refused to act, but the local school board subsequently moved all copies in local elementary and middle schools to closed shelves, effectively stopping students from reading the work at school. When this action became widely known nationally in 2013, there was a large public outcry. In the ensuing controversy, Japan's education minister commented that he found the ban to be appropriate, though he took no actions himself. In the end, the school board reconvened and unanimously decided to lift the ban, though it is left it to individual schools to decide how they wanted to treat the books.
** In 2011, the legal guardian of a child complained to the central library of the city of Tottori that it was inappropriate to have a manga "with rape and other sexual depictions in a place where children can reach it." The library removed the work from its shelves and decided to provide it only to those who specifically asked for it. After the scandal in Matsue mentioned above, the library moved the manga back to the shelves.
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', another Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and a source of a different kind of Nightmare Fuel. Kazuo Tomizawa was the animation director for both films, resulting in a similarity in some of the character designs. ''Barefoot Gen 2'' was even directed by Toshio Hirata, who had directed ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' five years earlier.
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', another Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and a source of a different kind of Nightmare Fuel. Kazuo Tomizawa was the animation director for both films, resulting in a similarity in some of the character designs. ''Barefoot Gen 2'' was even directed by Toshio Hirata, who had directed ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' five years earlier.earlier.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Much of Gen's experiences were based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Much of Gen's experiences were based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing.
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', another Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and a source of a different kind of Nightmare Fuel. Kazuo Tomizawa was the animation director for both films, resulting in a similarity in some of the character designs. ''Barefoot Gen 2'' was even directed by Toshio Hirata, who had directed ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' five years earlier.
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* RealitySubtext: Barefoot Gen is basically an adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb as both of them lost their family from a burning house except for his mother, elder brother, and infant sister [[spoiler: who died from malnutrition stemming from food shortages]].
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Tragic semi-example: The 10th volume ends with the words "End of Part 1". Keiji Nakazawa had always intended to write a "Part 2" that would chronicle Gen's life in Tokyo, but he was forced to scrap these plans for good in 2009 due to developing cataracts and vision problems. He died of cancer just three years later.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: DiedDuringProduction: Tragic semi-example: The 10th volume ends with the words "End of Part 1". Keiji Nakazawa had always intended to write a "Part 2" that would chronicle Gen's life in Tokyo, but he was forced to scrap these plans for good in 2009 due to developing cataracts and vision problems. He died of cancer just three years later.
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', also a Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and another major source of nightmare fuel (albeit a very different kind).
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', also a another Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and another major a source of nightmare fuel (albeit a very different kind).kind of Nightmare Fuel. ''Barefoot Gen 2'' was even directed by Toshio Hirata, who had directed ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' five years earlier.
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* RealitySubtext: Barefoot Gen is basically an adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb as both of them lost their family from a burning house except for his mother, elder brother, and infant sister [[spoiler: who died from malnutrition stemming from food shortages]].shortages]].
* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', also a Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and another major source of nightmare fuel (albeit a very different kind).
* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: The first anime film reached theaters the same week as ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', also a Creator/{{Madhouse}} production using many of the same staff and another major source of nightmare fuel (albeit a very different kind).
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* RealitySubtext: Barefoot Gen is basically an adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb as both of them lost their family from a burning house except for his mother mother, elder brother, and his infant sister, [[spoiler: which the latter last one who died from malnutrition stemming from food shortages]].
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Tragic semi-example: The 10th volume ends with the words "End of Part 1". Keiji Nakazawa had always intended to write a "Part 2" that would chronicle Gen's life in Tokyo, but he was forced to scrap these plans for good in 2009 due to developing cataracts and vision problems. He died of cancer just three years later.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Tragic semi-example: The 10th volume ends with the words "End of Part 1". Keiji Nakazawa had always intended to write a "Part 2" that would chronicle Gen's life in Tokyo, but he was forced to scrap these plans for good in 2009 due to developing cataracts and vision problems. He died of cancer just three years later.later.
* RealitySubtext: Barefoot Gen is basically an adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb as both of them lost their family from a burning house except for his mother and his infant sister, [[spoiler: which the latter died from malnutrition stemming from food shortages]].
* RealitySubtext: Barefoot Gen is basically an adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb as both of them lost their family from a burning house except for his mother and his infant sister, [[spoiler: which the latter died from malnutrition stemming from food shortages]].
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