Gomanism

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Gōmanism (Japanese: ゴーマニズム; Gōman meaning 'arrogant') is a social/political commentary manga series by Japanese conservative author Yoshinori Kobayashi.

It first appeared in a weekly Japanese magazine SPA! in 1992. After the conflict over editorial style of the magazine during the Aum Shinrikyo affair, the manga moved to the biweekly political magazine SAPIO. As of June 2005, there are 29 volumes of Gōmanism Sengen (ゴーマニズム宣言, roughly translated as "Haughtiness Manifesto") including the original Gōmanism Sengen, Neo-Gōmanism Sengen (新・ゴーマニズム宣言, Shin Gōmanism Sengen), Gōmanism Sengen Special, and Gomanism Sengen Extra. Among this series, the installment Neo Gomanism Manifesto Special - On War, written with a revisionist perspective on the Pacific War and Japan's role in it, attracted overseas attention including from newspapers The New York Times and Le Monde.