Hachiya and Weisel both give great accounts for extremely traumatic and historic events. However, there are many differences between both first-hand accounts. Because of those differences, Hachiya seems to be the more credible and reliable author.
The first reason why Hachiya is the more credible and reliable author is the fact that his account of the Hiroshima bombing was written down two days after it had happened; While Elie Wiesel’s account was ten years after surviving the Holocaust. It was said that Hachiya “spent several days in bed and did not begin writing until August 8”,(Hiroshima Diary, Pg. 136), this entails that Hachiya, compared to Elie Wiesel, is giving us the most authentic and realistic reflection of what had happened. On