Barefoot Gen

The following story

Happened 62 years ago

Everyone's gradparents The time when they were young

That time it was the war between Japan and America

The reason the war end

ls because America

Drop the first atom bomb in the world in Hiroshima

The city turned into dust within moments

Millions of lives were gone

Shouwa Twentieth year Sixth of August

Early morning eight o'clock fifteen

It was as hot as today

Rest peacefully

The history will not repeat again

Gen

Gen, you are being lazy again

So comfortable

Shinji

Coming

Wait for me

Faster

Kill the daemons

I am Hidari Zen that do the good deed

Waited for you for a long time, Hidari Zen

Gen, Shinji

Don't be playful, come over to help

Father, I am killing the bad guys

Nonsense, come

Shinji, we will play together next time

OK, brother

Father, I don't like to cut the grasses

Stop blaiming, quick

This piece of paddy

To go through the winter

After the testing of the cold weather

Not afraid of anythings At last they grow up

The paddy bear the fruits

Shinji, we are going to harvest the paddy soon

Looking forward for it, brother

I want to eat bread

I want to eat Uron noodles

The breads are delicious Uron noodles

Look, the delicious bread

The paddy smells good

Seems like very delicious

Tear a piece and put into your mouth

Tasty

Brother, give me some

Delicious

Take yours

Father, brother stolen my bread

Give it back

How are you

How are you

The stomach is hungry

Wanted to have rice

Father, I want to have rice

Gen, Shinji

All of you have to learn from the paddy

Become stronger, right? Same old thing

It will become painful to be step on by someone

ls fine even if you lose

Useless

Frightened you like a ghost

Gen, Shinji

"Barefoot Gen"

Hiroshima is surrounded by mountains

In between the inter sea

Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka

Was being bombed by the America armies

This small town with forty million citizens

But were not hurt

The air attack

How was it'? Go home quick

Yes, brother

Shinji, on the car

Quick

Gen, gambate Harder

Brother, gambate

You are too heavy

Go in quick

Mother, quick

Everyone to the secret room

Koji, Eiko

Koji, come over to help

Gen, Shinji, come over to wear the helmet

Why is it on the time of schooling

Sister, the paddy are riping Very soon we have bread to eat

I want to eat Uron noodles

Gen, quick What are you thinking'?

Quick

They started the war early in the morning

Japan is going to lose

Japan will not lose

We don't have a better air plane

Husband because of oppositing to the war

You become the public enemy

What I said is true

To take off the alarm

I am so hungry, brother

American armies, don't throw bombs

Throw something to eat

Uron noodles will be fine too

Shouwa Twentieth year June

Okinawa became the protected area

The Japan strived for protection

The islands at the North had lost

Hiroshima was short of food, and the facilities provided

On the other hand The America that control the war

Have started a secret plan few years ago

To gathered the scientists to create atom bomb

The way to protect your head during the air attack

Stuck your ears with your thumb

The rest of the four fingers protect your eyes

Lay on the floor

When the alarm for air attack begins

Everyone learn from Nakaoka Gen

Nothing

Sorry

If the house catch fire during the air attack

The women have to take actions

Fast actions

Kimie, you must be tired, take a rest

No, I can make it

Don't be lazy

You have to kill the enemies during the war

Practice with the bamboo stick

Let me demonstrate

Give some support to the leader

Start practicing

Nakaoka

Work harder

Don't fart

Eat potatoes everyday, no choice

Use your mind to control The Japanese have to be good

You are the betrayer

Leader

Farting is not betraying

Can't do anything

Do you think that this tricks Can beat the Americans

When you are in front of the enemies

You will be shot by the guns

Nonsense

The Japanese cannot fight anymore

But you are still dreaming

Don't you want to fight back'?

Now I have understand the nonsense of war

Bastard, I will not let go of the betrayer

Gen, Shinji, have your rice

Eat your rice

Everyone lets start together

Start

Tonight there is only this dishes? Mother

Yes

ls all potatoes

What potatoes? This is potato leaves

Tasteless

It will be tasty after some time of chewing

Father, my stomach is still making noise

I am really hungry

I want to eat rice

Don't be silly

You will get something if you are the army

Father go become the army

Father is the artist of the shoes

Cannot become the army

There must be rice in the village

Sister, you go to the village

Eiko is not feeling well, no way

I can replace sister

Koji do you want to go vack to the factory hostel tomorrow'?

This round may take two weeks

Brother is there rice in the factory?

There is no food around

Father doesn't have any imagination at all

No imagination at all

Everyone eat it

Potatoes, lets start

No

Save some for the baby inside mother's stomach

No, I want to eat

Put it down, Shinji What if mother fell sick?

Is OK without one meal

Mother not eating What about the baby'?

Cannot eat it alone

Give it back to me

You can hit me if you disagree

Give it back to me

stop

To fight because of a potato, stupid

Old man

What are you talking? Repeat it

Sorry

Japan is going to win

That time you can eat whatever you want

Right Nonsense

Japan will not win

Will, this is what the factory teachers said

That is a lie

Everyone was being lied