A gripping graphic novel describing the uprising of 1877, when the old
style samurai were crushed in a bloody conflict with the imperial army
that ended samurai power in Japan
Award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson and acclaimed manga
artist Akiko Shimojima team up to tell the riveting story that changed
the face of modern Japan. Depicting thrilling scenes of battles,
gunships, castle sieges, and the samurais' heroic last stand, this book
portrays the bloody uprising of 1877, when Satsuma rebels, led by the
infamous Saigo Takamori, fought enforced modernization by the Meiji
Japanese government. Their crushing defeat by the imperial army ended
their power once and for all and ushered in an era of modern technology
and western military methods. Wilson's thrilling narrative and
Shimojima's striking images convey both the drama of these events and
the importance of the historical moment. Historically accurate and with
an easy-to-read format, The Satsuma Rebellion is Volume 2 in the
Illustrated Japanese History series that began with Black Ships.