ItwasMarch11,2011whenamassiveearthquaketriggeredadevastatingtsunami,which,inturn,destroyedthecorethreereactorsoftheFukushimanuclearpowerplantinJapan.Thistragedycostalmost20,000livesanddevastatedcountlessmore,includingNaotoMatsumura,afarmerevacuatedfromthedeadlyradiationzone.Unwillingtoabandonhisbelovedanimals,Naotochoosestoreturnhometohisfarm--andtofightforthebeautyoflife.ThisimportantgraphicnovelfromFrancealludestoJapaneselegendsasanodetoMotherNature,andhumanresilience.ThisemotionaltitlefeaturesaforewordbyTokyo-basedwriter,journalist,scholarandauthorityonJapaneseandWesternculturesRolandKelts,photosfromrenownedphotographerKoSasaki,aretrospectivefromPrayforJapandirectorStuLevy,andeducationalbonusmaterialaboutthetsunamianditsaftermath.“Blain’sevocativeillustrations,renderedusingflat,vibrantcolorsanddeliveredviaeasy-to-followpanels,andpairedwithGrolleau’squietlyprofounddialogue,elegantlyportrayswrenchingeventsinJapan’shistory.“--PublishersWeekly“[GuardianofFukushima]isaspowerfulareadasitisaharrowingonewhentakingintoaccountwhattranspired.Yet,presentingthestorywithsincerityundergorgeousartdirection,andwithadditionalcontentthatletsthereaderseebeyondthestoryofMatsumura,thebookisanunforgettablestorythatreadersshouldseekout.“--AdamSymchuk,AsianMoviePulse“Contemplativeandheartbreaking,GuardianofFukushimaisaportraitofEuropeanandJapanesehumanism.“--BleedingCool“BravotoGrolleauandBlainforskillfullyelevatinganalreadyprofoundstory.IwouldrecommendGuardianofFukushimatoanyone.“--ComicsBeat
