The second film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa" (war story).
Tako ni Natta Okaasan has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 凧になったお母さん, Tako ni Natta Okaasan
Genres: Japan , World War II , Anti War , Drama , Past , Historical
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1. Hadashi no Gen
It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost every other Japanese City. Food is scarce, and Gen's family is suffering from severe malnutrition, which endangers his pregnant mother. There isn't much spare time as Gen and his little brother Shinji help their father and mother at work and try to make sure their family survives the tough times. Little do they know, what the Americans have in store for the city of Hiroshima and as of the 6th of August 1945, their lives are about to change dramatically.
Barefoot Gen has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: はだしのゲン, Gen of Hiroshima
