“Hadashi no Gen” (Barefoot Gen), based on Keiji Nakazawa ... No publishers came forward to release “Hadashi no Gen” in book form. Nakazawa even considered publishing it privately.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on “Hadashi no Gen” (Barefoot Gen), Keiji Nakazawa’s manga series themed on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which began running in ...