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The Satsuma Rebellion: Illustrated Japanese History – The Last Stand of the Samurai

Teaching about East Asia through Graphic Novels

The Satsuma Rebellion: Illustrated Japanese History – The Last Stand of the Samurai. Written by Sean Michael Wilson. Illustrated by Akiko Shimojima.

This graphic novel describes the Uprising of 1877, when the Old-Style Samurai, led by Saigo Takamori, fought modernization by the Meiji government, and were crushed in a conflict with the Imperial Army that ended Samurai power in Japan.