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On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides

On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides (線場のひと, Senjō no Hito) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marina Lisa Komiya. It was serialized on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website from April 2023 to January 2025. Set during and after WWII, the manga follows the lives of two Japanese women who marry American soldiers while their nation rebuilds.

On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides
First tankōbon volume cover
線場のひと
(Senjō no Hito)
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byMarina Lisa Komiya
Published byLeed Publishing
English publisher
ImprintTorch Comics
MagazineTorch Web
Original runApril 21, 2023 – January 30, 2025
Volumes2

Premise

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The story follows Haru and Yoriko, two Japanese women who are separated during an air raid in the middle of WWII. On their own, they find different means of making ends meet (one works in a brotherly while the other takes a low wage waitress job), and both of them end up marrying American soldiers.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Marina Lisa Komiya, On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides was serialized on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website from April 20, 2023, to January 30, 2025.[2][3] Its chapters were collected in two wideban volumes released from April 17, 2024, to April 21, 2025.[4][5]

In October 2025, Fantagraphics announced that they had licensed the series for English publication and would release the first volume in August 2026.[6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1April 17, 2024[4]978-4-84586-620-5August 11, 2026[7]979-8-87500-229-8
2April 21, 2025[5]978-4-84586-791-2——

Reception

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The series has featured recommendations from manga artists such as Takako Shimura, Yukari Takinami, and Mengo Yokoyari.[1][5]

The series was ranked ninth in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook list of the best manga for female readers.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 日本とアメリカで戦後を生きた4人描く「線場のひと」上巻、週末にトークイベント開催. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ 離れ離れのあの子はどこへ、日本とアメリカで戦後を生きた人々描く新連載「線場のひと」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 21, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Torch Web [@_to_ti] (January 30, 2025). ⋱🌸 堂々完結!! 🌸⋰ 小宮りさ麻吏奈『線場のひと』🎴【最終話　1999-2001年】https://to-ti.in/story/frontlines18 宝島社『このマンガがすごい！2025』オンナ編 第9位、Google Play ベスト歴史マンガ 2024 を受賞した話題作がついに完結!! 頼子、ハル、アーサー、スコット… 激動の時代を生き抜いた４人が手にした未来とはーー。下巻は4月発売予定㊗️ 詳細情報は今暫くお待ちください！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. 1 2 線場のひと （上） (in Japanese). Leed Publishing. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 線場のひと （下） (in Japanese). Leed Publishing. April 21, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (October 22, 2025). "Fantagraphics Publishes Marina Lisa Komiya's On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides Manga in 2026". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ "On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides Vol. 1". Fantagraphics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (December 12, 2024). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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