is a 2006 novel by Naoki Hyakuta. It became a best-seller, with four million copies sold.Eternal Zero claims number one spot in Japan December 24, 2013 Retrieved March 30, 2016 It was made into a popular 2013 movie.Mission accomplished? A film about kamikaze pilots gives a worrying boost to nationalists March 1st, 2014 The Economist Retrieved March 30, 2016 The novel was criticised by famed Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki as being "a pack of lies" about the war,Schilling Flights of fancy - box office smash The Eternal Zero reopens old wounds in Japan with its take on wartime kamikaze pilots May 11, 2014 South China Morning Post Retrieved March 30, 2016 leading to Hyakuta speculating that Miyazaki "wasn't right in the head".Author Naoki Hyakuta Thinks Hayao Miyazaki's Got a Few Screws Loose November 18, 2014 Anime News Network
Adaptations Film
The story was adapted as a film in 2013.
TV series In June 2014, TV Tokyo announced that the station would adapt the film for a TV drama featuring Osamu Mukai. Some parts in the original book which don't appear in the film are described in the drama. It was broadcast on 11, 14 and 15 February 2015.
Manga The story was adapted as a manga in 2010.
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