Pages and character concepts of manga about Smyrna Catastrophe in 1922.
Approximately 80,000 to 400,000 Greek and Armenian refugees crammed the waterfront to escape from the fire. They were forced to remain there under harsh conditions for nearly two weeks. Turkish troops and irregulars had started committing massacres and atrocities against the Greek and Armenian population in the city before the outbreak of the fire. Many women were raped. Tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian men were subsequently deported into the interior of Anatolia, where most of them died in harsh conditions.
One of the Japanese merchant ships, led by the brave captain Ryu, saved several hundred people by placing them on board. At the same time, the captain ordered to dump all the cargo overboard to fit more refugees.
Approximately 80,000 to 400,000 Greek and Armenian refugees crammed the waterfront to escape from the fire. They were forced to remain there under harsh conditions for nearly two weeks. Turkish troops and irregulars had started committing massacres and atrocities against the Greek and Armenian population in the city before the outbreak of the fire. Many women were raped. Tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian men were subsequently deported into the interior of Anatolia, where most of them died in harsh conditions.
One of the Japanese merchant ships, led by the brave captain Ryu, saved several hundred people by placing them on board. At the same time, the captain ordered to dump all the cargo overboard to fit more refugees.
