by Seven Days War author Osamu Soda, who was 95 years old when he passed away, left behind a legacy and a resounding warning against war.
On April 8, Osamu Soda, a writer, went suddenly from pneumonia at a Nagoya hospital. Soda, who was 95 years old, went to the hospital on April 4 for a cold, and his family said that after that, his health rapidly deteriorated.
Another company that released a statement regarding Soda’s death on Tuesday was Kadokawa, which printed a large number of his books. They claimed that even after becoming ninety, Soda continued to write new stories, having begun in 1979.
The Kadokawa book editors commended Soda for 45 years of bringing joy to children through his stories. They also discussed his opposition to war, citing personal experiences as justification.On May 8, 1928, Soda was born in Tokyo. Following his graduation from college, he worked as a magazine editor and screenwriter.
Subsequently, in 1979, he transitioned into the novelist genre with his book Unknown Seas, which received a Naoki Prize nomination.
Kadokawa Shoten published Soda’s book Seven Days War or Our Seven-Day War in April 1985. After gaining a lot of popularity, it was made into a movie in 1988 starring Rie Miyazawa.
More stories were created as a result of the book, which has sold over 20 million copies. New books were even released as recently as last month.
An anime film based on the novel Seven Days War was released in 2019. This film was shown at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the Features section.
It took home the Best Animated Feature Film prize at the 53rd Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain that same year.
