SF! Japanese Science Fiction

In this episode, we examine the history of the Aum Affair and its lasting impact on Japanese fiction.We'll start out with the history of new religions in Japan, including Aum Shinrikyo. We'll take a look at Haruki Murakami's non-fiction book, Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and ...  Show more

In this episode, we're taking a look at Yasunari Kawabata's life and work.As we tell his story, we'll ask ourselves two big questions. Is Kawabata really a traditionalist? And what is up with the way he writes about adolescent girls?cw: author suicide, problematic imagery about a ...  Show more

Elizabeth recaps the ending of our last Japanese Fairy Tale, "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach" by Yei Theodora Ozaki.

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More Cosmic Chronicles - https://linktr.ee/cosmicchroniclespod... In Episode 12 of the Cosmic Chronicles podcast, The History of Science Fiction, we journey through the origins and evolution of one of the most imaginative genres in storytelling. From its philosophical roots in an ...  Show more

<div>Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of murder to do so.

The creature this time is ao nyōbō, and she doesn't want you to stop by her beautiful, horribly dilap ...  Show more

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Do we really know what’s lurking out there? What if the other side tries to speak to us in strange ways that we just can’t ...  Show more