Space, Body, and Aliens in Japanese Women’s Science Fiction

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 Sônô Yoriko (The Development of my Mother); C) The Alteration of Maculinity: Kurimoto Kaoru (The Guin Saga), Satô Aki (The Travels of Balthazar), and Takano Fumio (Vaslaf)

Art · Linguistics · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Gender Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction