This article is about the controversial manga series. For the treatise on military strategy, see On War.
Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special - On War (新・ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 戦争論, Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu - Sensō Ron) is a controversial series of manga written by right-wing Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi. It was published in a series of three volumes by Gentosha as a supplement (hence the "Special" title) to the Neo Gōmanism (新・ゴーマニズム宣言, Shin Gōmanism Sengen) series serialized in SAPIO magazine from September 1995 onwards. There are currently no plans to translate these books into English or any other languages.[citation needed] The series has been criticized by numerous people and groups for "rewriting history", including intellectuals Satoshi Uesugi, Shinji Miyadai and Takaaki Yoshimoto, The Academy of Outrageous Books, and extending even to the overseas media in newspapers such as The New York Times and Le Monde. A verbal dispute over the manga's contents with Sōichirō Tahara has been published in a book called The On War War (戦争論争戦, Sensō Ron Sōsen).
Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special - On War
The cover of the first special
新・ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 戦争論 (Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu - Sensō Ron)
Excerpt from Volume 1. Translation: "The Japanese forces who taught them [Western colonial powers] a lesson deserve applause [from colonized countries]!"
Another subject raised in this book is the argument that Japanese ideals up until the Pacific War have since ceased to exist among modern Japanese. In order to negate extreme prewar nationalism and militarism, he argues that post-war Japanese have only been able to recognize the Pacific War in a negative light, and strongly asserts the brave exploits of Japan's patriotic soldiers, and argues that Japan fought for the liberation of Asia (see Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere).
Volume 2 was strongly influenced by the September 11, 2001 attacks which had happened only the previous month. Kobayashi makes the inflammatory comment concerning al-Qaeda's terrorism, "Was it really an act of terrorism?", and describes the War on Terror as a confrontation between the terrorists and the economic strength, military force and egotism of a nation (namely the US), and emphasises the importance of the ideals and moral principles of war, before linking this again to an affirmation of the Pacific War.
Although this is more of a digression from the main course of the book, he links the 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway with the 9/11 suicide attacks, and repeats the (not unusual) opinions of military affairs critics of how the formation of terrorist organisations was possibly a result of the ending of the Cold War.
The conclusive volume of the series, with a recap of the contents of 1 and 2, which while adding new opinions on the ideals and moral principles of war, also repeats the arguments of the previous volumes, reconsiders the affirmative viewpoint of the Pacific War, criticises the US military's actions in the Iraq War as tyrannical, and also attacks the blind obedience in the modern Japanese people's pro-American attitude.
Chapter list
Volume 1
People Who Think Peace Comes Without a Price (平和をサービスと思う個人, Heiwa o Sābisu to Omou Kojin)
Bland Generalizations (in the national dialogue on Japanese history) that Simply Go With the Flow (空気に逆らえぬだけの個のない論調, Kūki ni Sakaraenu Dake no Ko no Nai Ronchō)
An Explanation for Young People about Japan's Big Ol' War (若者のためにスケールのデカい日本の戦争の説明, Wakamono no tame ni Sukēru no Dekai Nihon no Sensō no Setsumei)
The Individualism of People Brainwashed by (currently accepted views on) the Tokyo Trial (東京裁判洗脳されっ子の個人主義, Tōkyō Saiban Sennō-sarekko no Kojin-shugi)
Snow Falls on an Island in the South (南の島に雪が降る, Minami no Shima ni Yuki ga Furu)
The Birth of the Ethical Individual (倫理ある個の芽生え, Rinri aru Ko no Mebae)
Michiaki Asaba, Nationalism - A Guide to the Japanese Nationalist Ideals in a Famous Book (ナショナリズム-名著でたどる日本思想案内, Nashonarizumu - Meicho de Tadoru Nihon-shisō Annai), ISBN4-480-06173-8
(in Japanese)Anti Gōmanism Manifesto (Japanese website counterarguing arguments presented in the Gōmanism series)
A cartoonist rewrites Japanese history - Le Monde diplomatique, 2001
Japan's Resurgent Far Right Tinkers With History - New York Times, 2001
War and Colonialism in Japanese Neo-Nationalist Manga – article in intercultural magazine "unique" (March 2016)
Scanlation project by Jun Fujita
More translated excerpts
January 07, 2023
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This article is about the controversial manga series For the treatise on military strategy see On War This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special On War news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special On War 新 ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 戦争論 Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu Sensō Ron is a controversial series of manga written by right wing Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi It was published in a series of three volumes by Gentosha as a supplement hence the Special title to the Neo Gōmanism 新 ゴーマニズム宣言 Shin Gōmanism Sengen series serialized in SAPIO magazine from September 1995 onwards There are currently no plans to translate these books into English or any other languages citation needed The series has been criticized by numerous people and groups for rewriting history including intellectuals Satoshi Uesugi Shinji Miyadai and Takaaki Yoshimoto The Academy of Outrageous Books and extending even to the overseas media in newspapers such as The New York Times and Le Monde A verbal dispute over the manga s contents with Sōichirō Tahara has been published in a book called The On War War 戦争論争戦 Sensō Ron Sōsen Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special On WarThe cover of the first special新 ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 戦争論 Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu Sensō Ron MangaWritten byYoshinori KobayashiPublished byGentoshaMagazineSAPIOOriginal runSeptember 1995 2003Volumes3 Contents 1 Content of the books 2 Chapter list 3 Books written about On War 4 See also 5 External linksContent of the books Edit Excerpt from Volume 1 Translation The Japanese forces who taught them Western colonial powers a lesson deserve applause from colonized countries Volume 1 published 1998 07 10 ISBN 4 87728 243 2 It adopts the author s revisionist perspective of the Pacific War It was published in the context of a fierce dispute between conservatives and leftists over comfort women the Nanking Massacre and Japanese history textbooks At the time Kobayashi was also one of the coordinators of the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform and he also had the intent to write Volume 1 to assist revisionist textbooks published by the Society Another subject raised in this book is the argument that Japanese ideals up until the Pacific War have since ceased to exist among modern Japanese In order to negate extreme prewar nationalism and militarism he argues that post war Japanese have only been able to recognize the Pacific War in a negative light and strongly asserts the brave exploits of Japan s patriotic soldiers and argues that Japan fought for the liberation of Asia see Greater East Asian Co Prosperity Sphere Volume 2 Sensō Ron 2 published October 2001 ISBN 4 344 00131 1 Volume 2 was strongly influenced by the September 11 2001 attacks which had happened only the previous month Kobayashi makes the inflammatory comment concerning al Qaeda s terrorism Was it really an act of terrorism and describes the War on Terror as a confrontation between the terrorists and the economic strength military force and egotism of a nation namely the US and emphasises the importance of the ideals and moral principles of war before linking this again to an affirmation of the Pacific War Although this is more of a digression from the main course of the book he links the 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway with the 9 11 suicide attacks and repeats the not unusual opinions of military affairs critics of how the formation of terrorist organisations was possibly a result of the ending of the Cold War Volume 3 Sensō Ron 3 published July 2003 ISBN 4 344 00356 X The conclusive volume of the series with a recap of the contents of 1 and 2 which while adding new opinions on the ideals and moral principles of war also repeats the arguments of the previous volumes reconsiders the affirmative viewpoint of the Pacific War criticises the US military s actions in the Iraq War as tyrannical and also attacks the blind obedience in the modern Japanese people s pro American attitude Chapter list EditVolume 1 People Who Think Peace Comes Without a Price 平和をサービスと思う個人 Heiwa o Sabisu to Omou Kojin Bland Generalizations in the national dialogue on Japanese history that Simply Go With the Flow 空気に逆らえぬだけの個のない論調 Kuki ni Sakaraenu Dake no Ko no Nai Ronchō An Explanation for Young People about Japan s Big Ol War 若者のためにスケールのデカい日本の戦争の説明 Wakamono no tame ni Sukeru no Dekai Nihon no Sensō no Setsumei The Individualism of People Brainwashed by currently accepted views on the Tokyo Trial 東京裁判洗脳されっ子の個人主義 Tōkyō Saiban Sennō sarekko no Kojin shugi Snow Falls on an Island in the South 南の島に雪が降る Minami no Shima ni Yuki ga Furu The Birth of the Ethical Individual 倫理ある個の芽生え Rinri aru Ko no Mebae The Spirit of the Japanese Special Attack Units so called Kamikazes 特攻精神 Tokkō Seishin Books written about On War EditYoshinori Kobayashi and Sōichirō Tahara The On War War 戦争論争戦 Sensō Ron Sōsen ISBN 4 344 40092 5 Satoshi Uesugi Debunking the Gōmanism Manifesto 脱ゴーマニズム宣言 Datsu Gōmanism Sengen ISBN 4 88591 543 0 Shinji Miyadai A Real Argument on the Nation リアル国家論 Riaru Kokka Ron ISBN 4 87652 390 8 Takaaki Yoshimoto Surpassing On War 超 戦争論 Chō Sensō Ron Part 1 ISBN 4 7762 0010 4 Part 2 ISBN 4 7762 0011 2 Michiaki Asaba Nationalism A Guide to the Japanese Nationalist Ideals in a Famous Book ナショナリズム 名著でたどる日本思想案内 Nashonarizumu Meicho de Tadoru Nihon shisō Annai ISBN 4 480 06173 8See also EditGreater East Asia War Pacific War Anti Americanism Anti Japanese sentiment Japanophile Yasukuni Shrine Historical revisionism Manga Kenkanryu Shogakukan Asahi Shimbun Sankei ShimbunExternal links Edit in Japanese Anti Gōmanism Manifesto Japanese website counterarguing arguments presented in the Gōmanism series A cartoonist rewrites Japanese history Le Monde diplomatique 2001 Japan s Resurgent Far Right Tinkers With History New York Times 2001 War and Colonialism in Japanese Neo Nationalist Manga article in intercultural magazine unique March 2016 Scanlation project by Jun Fujita More translated excerpts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special On War amp oldid 1008728158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
