Naoki Hyakuta is a Japanese novelist and television producer. He is known for his right-wing political views and denying Japanese war crimes prior to and during World War II. He is particularly known for his 2006 novel The Eternal Zero, which became a popular 2013 film, his controversial period as a governor of government broadcaster NHK, as well as his support of Nanjing Massacre denial. Hyakuta has written a number of other books, several of which have been turned into films, such as Bokkusu and Monsuta.
Tertohok dengan ending-nya. Apakah harga nyawa Miyabe hanya dibayar oleh secercah kebencian?! Haaah???
Seperti biasa, Kentaro masih terus menyelidiki sosok sang kakek yang tewas karena menjadi pasukan kamikaze. Menjelang akhir, salah satu informan yang diwawancarai Kentaro bertemu dengan seorang jurnalis. Mereka berdua berdebat perihal stigma bahwa pasukan kamikaze sama dengan teroris.
Sempat baca berulang kali bagian penjelasan pengaruh media dalam masa perang Jepang yang juga menyebut-nyebut tentang Perjanjian Portsmouth. Sampai cari tahu isi perjanjiannya biar paham konteks yang sedang dijabarkan di dalam cerita. Namun secara keseluruhan, seri keempat ini begitu intens. Saya harus lekas baca seri pemungkasnya.
Intense. Perjalanan untuk menyingkap sosok sesungguhnya Kyuzo Miyabe semakin menunjukkan titip terang. Dalam volume ini, ada satu bagian yang menarik bagiku pribadi, yaitu ketika terjadi perdebatan sengit perihal peran media massa dalam membentuk opini masyarakat serta pengaruhnya dalam keputusan Jepang untuk terjun ke dalam Perang Dunia II.
Begitu intens. menuju satu volume terakhir. Menguak penyebab kenapa Kakek Miyabe akhirnya memutuskan bergabung dg tim kamikaze. Seperti biasa, karena sy cukup maniak dg peswat tempur, Artworknya sungguh sempurna dan detail!!!
This is my first and probably only "review". To be honest, I'm not even writing this to actually *review* this volume, but instead to comment on something that happened in the story.
(spoilers ahead)
The idea that the japanese would criticize Kyuzo Miyabe for killing an "unarmed" pilot is just ridiculous. Anyone that is familiar with the basic of japanese behavior during the WWII, specially their treatment towards PoWs, knows that they were FAR from being "honored" soldiers (even the civilians that lived near the PoW Camps used to make fun of the starving prisioners who were working endlessly and getting beaten to unconsciousness daily). Miyabe would most likely be congratulated instead of condemned. Eien no 0 is a very good work that I'm enjoying way more than I thought I would. However, this specific part of the plot really pissed me off to the point that I felt the urge to write my opinion here, to prevent others (who aren't aware of the facts) from being misled. The author, Naoki Hyakuta, was very accurate in most aspects related to the aircrafts and the war timelines, therefore I have no idea why he created such a delusional event in the middle of it. To anyone who wants to get more into the history of the japanese during the WWII, "Unbroken", "The Rape of Nanking" and "Grass" are some of the best books I know of.