Destruction and bankruptcy... This is how the story begins in its first chapters. The Great Kantō Earthquake comes, leaving no stone unturned. It is followed by another earthquake, this time in the form of an economic depression that suffocates the poor people who have barely recovered from the first tragedy. That period also witnesses the emergence of the "radio," that box from which we hear the sounds of radio broadcasts here and there! It represented a wondrous tool for people back then, beyond imagination! Mizuki also appears, a little boy with innocence in his eyes, so what does he have to do with the slogans of adults? Slogans they see whenever they see the Japanese flag waving. The writer paints a scene of Mizuki's family and his father, a father of broad thought and culture, but what use is culture in the midst of poverty and limited fortune? He moves from one job to another, soon to lose it, and one day, a strange idea for making money flashes through his mind! This is an age that pushes its people to think of solutions themselves, solutions that sometimes go beyond the bounds of reason and logic! Mizuki Shigeru: 1965 Won the 6th Kodansha Children's Cartoon Competition Award for his work "Mr. Television," published in the magazine "Psatsushounen." 1991 Received the Medal of Honor. 2003 Received the Order of the Sacred Treasure. In the same year, a memorial museum dedicated to Mizuki Shigeru was opened in his hometown, Sakai Minato. 2007 The French version of "Grandma Nonnonba and I" won the Grand Prix at the Angouleme International Comics Festival in France. 2008 The French version of "We All Die with Honor" won the Comics Heritage Festival Award. 2010 Mizuki Shigeru received the Cultural Merit Personality Award.