A gallery in Saitama Prefecture is holding a special exhibition of original drawings from a famous manga to mark the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

At the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels, in Higashimatsuyama, known for its art collection related to the atomic bombings, 24 color drawings from "Barefoot Gen" ("Hadashi no Gen") are being shown to the public.

The work by the late manga artist and writer Keiji Nakazawa is based on his own experience of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a 6-year-old boy. In the story, Gen tries to survive the devastation that in real life claimed the lives of Nakazawa's father and siblings.