[DeepL Translation - needs review] Introduction to Volume 1: The most important thing in the entrance examinations of the University of Tokyo and in recent history education is to "grasp the big flow of history". This is the most powerful study manga ever created, which makes it possible to understand the flow of history in an interesting way! Volume 1 is "Paleolithic - Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun Periods. The first volume is "Paleolithic - Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun Periods," and the special elect...
They should have split this in 2 volumes
There is way too much going on for a single book. Sure, to understand the end of the 平安 era it is important to have a solid grasp of the transition from court politics to the raise of warrior clans. However, introducing for the first time the 源氏 and 平氏 clan, their respective rise to power, the 保元の乱 and the rivalry between the two culminating in the 平治の乱, PLUS having the entire imperial court overtaken by the 平氏 WITHIN ONE SINGLE VOLUME is crazy. Prepare a notepad to write down a lot of very si