[TheEndOfAllThingsGreen]

what anime is this? is this supposed to represrent the nuclear bombings of WWII? or is it something different. and: how can poeple withhelted skin and glass sticking out of them walk?

[Big Andy]

I think it's Grave of the Fireflys. Check the credits to be sure.

[Strawberry Key]

That is from Barefoot Gen, and it is supposed to be a representation of the A-bomb dropping on Hiroshima. The manga (and in turn, the anime movies based on it) is based on the accounts of what the author of the manga experienced during that time.

More information on the manga/movies and the author can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Gen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiji_Nakazawa