A Spirit of the Sun (太陽の黙示録) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It is about a resourceful boy, Genichiro Ryu, as he survives a series of natural disasters and collapse of the economy in Japan set in the beginning of the 21st century. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic from 2002 to 2008.
It was followed by a second part, serialized in the same magazine from 2008 to 2010. The series was adapted into a 2-episode anime television special produced by Madhouse in 2006.
In 2006, A Spirit of The Sun received the 51st Shogakukan Manga Award for the General category. As well as the Grand Prize of the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival.
Plot
In Japan, the series of earthquakes beginning on August 10, 2002, caused the explosion of Mount Fuji, and its consequences: a Japan, where half of the population has perished and whose main island, Honshū, is cut in two, and which must to survive appeal to the United States and China. Years later; two Japans coexist and many Japanese live as refugees in makeshift camps around the world. The south area is controlled by the United States, and the north area by China, with capitals in Fukuoka and Sapporo, respectively while Tokyo is under a UN mandate. Tensions go high in various Japanese refugee camps overseas between the residents of countries that wish to help them and those who promote kicking them off due to taking local jobs and wasting resources.
Genichiro Ryu, a survivor of the Japanese earthquakes, lost his memory and was subsequently adopted by a Taiwanese couple.