Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

The story is set on the island of Peleliu taking part in the Battle of Peleliu during World War II and follows Private Tamaru during the summer of 1944. Unfortunately for Tamaru, a young soldier simply wishing to become a mangaka, he will quickly find himself in the heart of a terrible battlefield, where 10,000 Japanese soldiers will do their best to resist the onslaught of 40,000 American soldiers. Their only instruction: resist until the last.

Hitoshi Tamaru (田丸均, Tamaru Hitoshi)

Voiced by: Rihito Itagaki^[2]

Keisuke Yoshiki (吉敷佳助, Yoshiki Keisuke)

Voiced by: Tomoya Nakamura^[2]

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Manga

Written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda [ja], Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from February 12, 2016, to April 9, 2021.^[3][4] The series was collected in eleven tankōbon volumes from July 2016 to July 2021.

A spin-off, titled Peleliu Gaiden, was announced at the end of the series in April 2021.^[5] It was serialized in Young Animal from July 21, 2021, to June 27, 2025.^[6][7] The spin-off was collected in four tankōbon volumes from July 2022 to July 2025.^[8]

Volumes

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No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	July 29, 2016[9]	978-4-592-14187-7
2	January 27, 2017[10]	978-4-592-14188-4
3	July 28, 2017[11]	978-4-592-14189-1
4	February 28, 2018[12]	978-4-592-14190-7
5	July 27, 2018[13]	978-4-592-16215-5
6	January 29, 2019[14]	978-4-592-16216-2
7	July 29, 2019[15]	978-4-592-16217-9
8	January 29, 2020[16]	978-4-592-16218-6
9	July 29, 2020[17]	978-4-592-16219-3
10	January 29, 2021[18]	978-4-592-16220-9
11	July 29, 2021[19]	978-4-592-16365-7

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Peleliu Gaiden

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No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	July 29, 2022[20]	978-4-592-16366-4
2	July 28, 2023[21]	978-4-592-16367-1
3	July 29, 2024[22]	978-4-592-16368-8
4	July 29, 2025[23]	978-4-592-16369-5

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Anime film

In April 2021, it was announced at the end of the manga's final chapter that the series would receive an anime adaptation.^[5] In January 2025, it was later confirmed that it would be a film adaptation. The film is produced by Shin-Ei Animation and Fugaku and directed by Gorō Kuji, with the screenplay written by Junji Nishimura and series creator Takeda, characters designed by Ryōji Nakamori, and music composed by Kenji Kawai.^[2] The film is distributed by Toei Company and premiered in Japanese theaters on December 5, 2025.^[24] The film's theme song is "Kiseki no Yō na Koto" (奇跡のようなこと; 'Something Like a Miracle'), performed by Mone Kamishiraishi.^[25]

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was one of the Manga division's Jury Selections at the 20th and 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017 and 2018.^[26][27] The series ranked twelfth in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers;^[28] it ranked ninth in the 2022 edition.^[29] The series also won the Excellence Award at the 46th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.^[5] In 2021, it was nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.^[30] The manga was again nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.^[31] In 2026, it was awarded the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Special Prize in its 30th edition.^[32]

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