Published 2017-06-01
“…Women's sf in Japan contains many depictions and expressions of the
body. This paper will focus on three themes in particular in a number of works in order to examine the history of Japanese women's sf: A) The Utopia of Women: Suzuki
Izumi (The World of Women and Women), Hikawa Reiko (Women Warriors Efera and Jiriora), Matsuo Yumi (The Murders of Balloontown), and Arai Motoko (Tigris and Euphrates); B) The Transformation of Women into Monsters: Hagio
Moto (Star Red), Yamao Yuko (The City Where Dreams Live), Ohara Mariko (« Hybrid Child »), Shinoda Setsuko (Gosainthan), and Shono Yoriko (The Development of my Mother); C) The Alteration of Maculinity: Kurimoto Kaoru (The Guin Saga), Sato Aki (The Travels of Balthazar), and Takano Fumio (Vaslaf).…”
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