I've always been a fan of historical fiction, and this manga is a great depiction of the trials and tribulations that the Germans, Jews, and Japanese had to go through during World War II. Right and wrong are mixed, people are killed on the basis of religion and race, and everyone's afraid of offending the wrong people and risking their lives. Historical drama is really quite exciting, but at the same time, the morbid theme of the Holocaust brings the reader down to earth about how close the world was to wiping out an entire race.

Adolf ni Tsugu is has a very strong and engaging plot. The story has three main characters and centers on each of them one at a time until one of them come to meet the other. Each of them have their own circumstances to deal with, so even if you dislike someone, you won't be reading about them forever.

Now, I don't know how historically accurate this manga is, but from what little I know, there is a large change in history done near the end of the manga, but I won't mention it. Other than that, I think the mangaka did a splendid job with depicting Japan and Germany in states of war. He paid attention to cultural customs and gender roles and did an outstanding job.

One flaw I'd point out is the romantic development in this manga. There isn't a romance tag, I know, but whatever there was of love, it was mostly love at first sight.

There are multiple characters, a lot of recurring ones and others not, and I think they were all splendid. They had distinctive personalities and features, and not one of them were boring. They had ideas, unique thoughts, and acted like real people. No one was perfect, of course, but that makes them all the more real.

I also love the way he depicts Hitler. Hitler was known for using exaggerated gestures and raising his voice during passionate speeches, and even if I couldn't hear him from reading the manga, he looked like he would burst out of the panels. His mouth stretched wide and he spit sometimes. I could imagine Hitler to be that way.

This is an old manga, so the panels are rectangular and the characters cartoon-like. I think in the mangaka's day, that was pretty good, so I'm not complaining. He's pretty good with drawing buildings in my opinion. And there is bloodshed and violence in there because of war injuries and fist fights; to me it looks like uncensored cartoon violence. Otherwise, uniforms are detailed and facial features smooth. There's nothing much to dislike.

Other than the Pearl Harbor incident, this manga really opened my eyes to struggles the Japanese had with deciding whom to ally with. There were other countries that took part in the war, of course, but I had never thought about struggles with mixed race families that were both Japanese and German.

For those who like a dose of politics and a dive into history (especially the Holocaust), Adolf ni Tsugu is a good manga to pick up. Though it's from many years ago, it's a good portrayal (though not entirely accurate) of history from the perspective of people who've been there to witness it. You really care for the characters' safety and hope for the best despite knowing how terrible World War II turned out to be. Therefore, this manga gets an 8/10 from me.