Leaving for 1985
1985/07/01
STORY
In the aftermath of World War II, Kazuo (13), Kimiko (17), and Tetsu (6) escape from a shelter for homeless war orphans. Guided by a mysterious old man, they are transported forty years into the future, to 1985, where they come face to face with their older selves that they have never imagined.
DESCRIPTIONS
Appeared in Gekkan Shonen Jump in July, 1985 (Shueisha) .
Set in the present day, this story portrays the lives of war orphans while expressing the author's concern that the memory of war is gradually fading in a way that is also easy for children to understand.
