Barefoot Gen

Japanese manga series
VisualArtwork manga_series Q4347
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Barefoot Gen

Summary

Barefoot Gen is a manga series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of manga_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barefoot Gen authored Keiji Nakazawa[3].
  • Barefoot Gen's instance of is recorded as manga series[4].
  • Barefoot Gen's illustrator is recorded as Keiji Nakazawa[5].
  • Barefoot Gen's genre is drama anime and manga[6].
  • Barefoot Gen's genre is historical anime and manga[7].
  • Barefoot Gen's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • Barefoot Gen's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • Barefoot Gen began on May 22, 1973[10].
  • Barefoot Gen ended on 1987[11].
  • Barefoot Gen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barefoot Gen[12].
  • Barefoot Gen's published in is recorded as Weekly Shōnen Jump[13].
  • Barefoot Gen's published in is recorded as Bunka Hyōron[14].
  • Barefoot Gen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'はだしのゲン'}[15].
  • Barefoot Gen's intended public is recorded as shōnen[16].
  • Barefoot Gen's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1238720', 'amount': '+10'}[17].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen[18].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen 2[19].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen[20].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears[21].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima[22].
  • Barefoot Gen's derivative work is recorded as Barefoot Gen[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Barefoot Gen authored Keiji Nakazawa[3].

Publication

Barefoot Gen's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8]. Genres include drama anime and manga[6] and historical anime and manga[7].

Why It Matters

Barefoot Gen ranks in the top 8% of manga_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,361 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', '
    Sitelink count → 25
    Derivative work → Barefoot Gen, Barefoot Gen 2, Barefoot Gen +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q16164379]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790847760036"
  2. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 1983"
  3. 5w ago · Beko · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → —
    Illustrator → Keiji Nakazawa
    Number of parts of this work → {'unit': 'Q1238720', 'amount': '+10'}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 1983, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/1f52233c01f3|details]])"
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