Download or read book Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction written by M. Tanaka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.