Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction

By Motoko Tanaka

Book Overview

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 identity after 1945.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349476668
• ISBN13: 9781349476664
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"