Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction
Starting with the history of apocalyptic tradition in the West and focusing on modern Japanese apocalyptic science fiction in manga, anime, and novels, Motoko Tanaka shows how science fiction reflected and coped with the devastation in Japanese national i
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Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction
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List of Figures
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Prefacexi Acknowledgmentsxiii Note to the Reader
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Introduction1 1 The Trajectory of Apocalyptic Discourse
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2 Apocalypse in Japan
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3 Apocalyptic Science Fiction from 1945 to the 1970s
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4 Apocalyptic Science Fiction in 1980s Japan
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5 Apocalyptic Science Fiction after 1995–Sekaikei Works
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6 Apocalyptic Imagination after 2011
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Conclusion147 Notes157 Bibliography175 Index183
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