OPPENHEIMER Film Criticized for Not Involving Atomic Bomb Victims, Here Are 8 Anime Tragedy Recommendations for the Tragic Stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Kapanlagi.com - The film OPPENHEIMER has indeed become one of the explosive Box Office films. However, although this film has received much praise, many have also criticized it for not involving the victims of the atomic bomb tragedy, who are Japanese. However, there are many recommendations for anime tragedies about the tragic stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Yes, J. Robert Oppenheimer, also known as Oppenheimer, is an American physicist who developed the atomic bomb, earning him the title of the "Father of the Atomic Bomb". It is this bomb that ultimately claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki regions. It even caused survivors to suffer from radiation, trauma, and disabilities.

Now, for KLovers who are curious about the tragic stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, here are the anime recommendations for these tragic stories.

1. PICA-DON (1978)

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Alternate Title	Pika Don
Episode	1 episode
Duration	9 minutes
Released	-

An animated documentary film depicting the tragic consequences of the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The flash of the atomic bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the powerful shockwave that follows the flash is called "DON".

This film was made as the world's first attempt to address the sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation as a medium. Due to this short film, the city of Hiroshima decided to establish the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 1984, honoring animation as an effective medium.

2. BAREFOOT GEN (1983)

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Alternate Title	Barefoot Gen
Episode	1 episode
Duration	83 minutes
Aired	-

Recommendation of a tragic anime story about Hiroshima Nagasaki, next is BAREFOOT GEN. In 1945, World War II reached its peak. Japanese cities were bombed and the country was cornered by American forces. It tells the story of Gen Nakaoka, a brave and free-spirited young boy living in Hiroshima.

Struggling during the war and barely able to meet their basic needs, Gen and his family hope that the conflict will soon end. However, unbeknownst to them, the dropping of the "Little Boy," the American atomic bomb, causes a devastating disaster that will forever change Japanese society.

3. BENEATH THE BLACK RAIN (1984)

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Alternate Title	Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
Episode	1 episode
Duration	94 minutes
Aired	-

Then there is the anime BENEATH THE BLACK RAIN which is also a recommendation for tragic anime about the Hiroshima Nagasaki incident. It tells the story of black rain containing a lot of radioactivity, pouring over Hiroshima right after the bombing.

The effects of the death ash extend to the second and third generations and still cast a shadow of death. This anime will provide an overview of how tragic the Japanese society was affected after the bombing occurred.

4. AKIRA (1988)

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Alternate Title	Akira
Episode	1 episode
Duration	124 minutes
Aired	Netflix

Although this anime is not entirely focused on the atomic bomb story. However, at the beginning of the anime, we will be shown the conditions after the bomb occurred. It is told that in 1988, a nuclear war devastated Tokyo.

31 years later, the city becomes a lawless city with high levels of crime, especially by motorcycle gangs. Until one of the gang members named Tetsuo is taken by the military and used as a subject of experimentation.

5. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988)

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Alternate Title	Hotaru no Haka
Episode	1 episode
Duration	88 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll

Next tragedy anime recommendation is GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES. This film tells the tragic story of children's fate during the war. You will be confronted with the depiction of the 1945 situation when Japan surrendered at the end of World War II.

Seita and Setsuko, siblings who were left behind by their father who worked in the navy and their mother who died in a fire during a bombing. The war continues to rage. The two young children are not well received by their relatives who should have taken care of them.

The two children leave home and start a self-sufficient life in a place far from being suitable. Their only source of light comes from fireflies caught and released inside the house at night. Life continues to be difficult and increasingly challenging, making you feel sad and teary throughout this anime.

6. USHIRO NO SHOUMEN DAARE (1991)

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Alternate Title	Who's Left Behind?
Episode	1 episode
Duration	90 minutes
Aired	-

Kayoko, a young girl in 1940 just starting first grade. She's a bit of a crybaby, which is no secret to those around her. She loves playing with friends and singing cute schoolyard chants, and occasionally having fun with her three older brothers. Her mother is pregnant, and so she looks forward to being a big sister.

Wakana, her neighbor, has romantic feelings for her. As Kayoko, her grandparents, and her classmates all face their own personal trials, Wakana's feelings grow stronger. And so he comes to us, unable to declare his love.

Wakana's secret love is a heartrending tale of one young man's love for another. As Kayoko and her friends mark the passage of time, their idyllic world unravels. But they march on.

7. IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD (2016)

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Alternate Title	In This Corner of the World
Episode	1 episode
Duration	168 minutes
Airing	Netflix, VIKI

Adapted from the famous manga of the same title by Fumiyo Kono, this drama tells the story of Suzu Urano's life, a woman who lives her new days as the wife of Shusaku, an Army soldier during the war years 1943-1945 in a small town in Hiroshima, Kure.

Living with her husband's family, Suzu is forced to adapt to her husband's family, starting from her very clever mother-in-law who manages food ingredients and saves money, responsible father-in-law, and her sister-in-law and nephew.

Although Japan is experiencing a time of uncertainty in the 1940s, Suzu continues to live diligently. And it becomes a recommendation for an anime tragedy story about the tragic Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a slice of life theme that shouldn't be missed.

8. LETTERS FROM HIBAKUSHA (2019)

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Alternate Title	Letters from Hibakusha
Episode	9 episodes
Duration	6 minutes
Aired	YouTube Official NHK

This anime recommendation tragedy tells the heartbreaking stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb tragedies. This anime was created by collecting various stories about atomic bombs since 2007. They obtained 2,200 stories from victims, families, and acquaintances.

And the next 3 selected stories were adapted into short animations titled LETTERS TO THE MOUNTAIN with a duration of 10 minutes, YOU ARE HERE, I AM HERE, and SEPARATION FROM FATHER which are all 5 minutes long. And it becomes a touching anime recommendation that raises the tragic stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

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