This is the second out of three planned post about Kenji Miyazawa. 1) The Life, Works and Themes of Kenji Miyazawa 2) Kenji Miyazawa in Anime and Manga: Adaptions and Influence 3) A Trip to Kenji Miyazawa’s Beautiful Hometown Hanamaki Kenji Miyazawa’s stories became very popular in post-war Japan, so naturally there have there have … Continue reading "Kenji Miyazawa in Anime and Manga"
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