Reddit reviews Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

No of course not. In fact I recently read this graphic novel by a Japanese WW2 vet, which shows the human side of many Japanese soldiers http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Towards-Our-Noble-Deaths/dp/1770460411/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZSA1R2F6BGA1NRYC9RR

With that said, the average Japanese soldier committed monstrous acts. Murder of Chinese civilians was required, and the torture spread across the Asian mainland was systematic, not relegated to just a few evil soldiers.

It's more terrifying this way. Because it's not just some bad apples, but it shows how with the right institutions and cultures what we view as moral and good can utterly and completely disintegrate.

I just noticed I confused the manga with another one but from the same mangaka. I will give them a chance in the future. Thanks.

Not fully true, your statement on the terrible things they did. Although yes, Japanese schools and popular culture doesn't talk much about it, there are lots of instances in Japanese literature and film where they talk about the wrong-doings of imperial japan. I can provide more if needed. Just because its not popular doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_Naked_Army_Marches_On

http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Towards-Our-Noble-Deaths/dp/1770460411

I'm not saying the things they did were unjust, they were terrible. The point of a lot of these films is to show that war is terrible and it drives people to do sick shit. The thing that does bother me though how history tends to sweep this stuff under the rug as "whats in the past is the past". It's the same in a lot of US curriculum too. I didn't learn (from the school) about the terrible things the US did until I reached college level courses.

I know it's not quite what you asked for but if you're looking for a hard hitting WW2 story Onward towards our noble death by Shingeru Mizuki might be worth a look.