Nara uses manga/anime techniques ion his art. We see a two-dimensional image of a child with the large, expressive eyes routinely found in anime and manga. The girl seems to be angry with an adult world that allows the use of destructive forces. The picture’s message is obvious. Nara is against nuclear power and weapons, and the girl represents the potential innocent victims of the use of nuclear energy.

Like, Nara’s picture, the image has a manga/anime look. In this image, Murakami flattens an image of a mushroom cloud so it appears two-dimensional. Using “cute culture” he turns the cloud into a skeleton face with a bright pink background. This doesn’t dilute the message he is trying to get across. The mushroom cloud represents the bombs dropped by the US at the end of World War II. After the bombs brought an end to the war, Japan surrendered and in the process, gave up a lot of its traditional culture and its leadership position in the world. Murikami believes Japan gave up too much by embracing Western culture.