Speculative Japan 3 – Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy – edited by Edward Lipsett

"Speculative Japan 3" edited by Edward Lipsett.

“Speculative Japan 3” edited by Edward Lipsett.


Title: Speculative Japan 3 – Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series: Speculative Japan
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Ken Asamatsu, 朝松健, Yukito Ayatsuji, 綾辻行人, Masaya Fujita, 藤田雅矢, Nanami Kamon, 加門七海, Yuri Matsuzaki, 松崎有理, Hiroko Minagawa, 皆川博子, Natsuko Mori, 森奈津子, Issui Ogawa, 小川一水, Riku Onda, 恩田陸, Mark Schultz, Hiroe Suga, 菅浩江, Tōya Tachihara, 立原透耶, Fumio Takano, 高野史緒, Sayuri Ueda, 上田早夕里, Masaki Yamada, 山田正紀
Editor(s): Edward Lipsett
Cover Artist: Naoyuki Katō, 加藤直之
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese, English
Publisher: Kurodahan Press
Published: November 2012
ISBN-10: 490207530X
ISBN-13: 9784902075304
Contents:
   “Preface” by Edward Lipsett
   “Introduction” by Darrell Schweitzer
   “A White Camellia in a Vase” (立華 白椿) by Ken Asamatsu (朝松健)
   “Heart of Darkness” (心の闇) by Yukito Ayatsuji (綾辻行人)
   “Angel French” (エンゼルフレンチ) by Masaya Fujita (藤田雅矢)
   “A Piece of Butterfly’s Wing” (蝶の断片) by Nanami Kamon (加門七海)
   “The Finish Line” (あがり) by Yuri Matsuzaki (松崎有理)
   “Sunset” (夕陽が沈む) by Hiroko Minagawa (皆川博子)
   “It’s All Thanks to Saijō Hideki” (西城秀樹のおかげです) by Natsuko Mori (森奈津子)
   “To the Blue Star” (青い星まで飛んでいけ) by Issui Ogawa (小川一水)
   “The Warning” (忠告) by Riku Onda (恩田陸)
   “Green Tea Ice Cream” by Mark Schultz
   “Five Sisters” (五人姉妹) by Hiroe Suga (菅浩江)
   “Invisible” (インビジブル) by Tōya Tachihara (立原透耶)
   “Lest You Remember” (空忙の鉢) by Fumio Takano (高野史緒)
   “Fin and Claw” (魚舟・獣舟) by Sayuri Ueda (上田早夕里)
   “Silver Bullet” (銀の弾丸) by Masaki Yamada (山田正紀)

Speculative Japan 2 – The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy – edited by Yasumi Kobayashi and Issui Ogawa

Title: Speculative Japan 2 – The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series: Speculative Japan
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Naoko Awa, 安房直子, Toh Enjoe, 円城塔, Akira Hori, 堀晃, Shinji Kajio, 梶尾眞治, Kōji Kitakuni, 北國浩二, Yasumi Kobayashi, 小林泰三, Norio Nakai, 中井紀夫, Mariko Ōhara, 大原まり子, Issui Ogawa, 小川一水, Riku Onda, 恩田陸, Nobuko Takagi, 高樹のぶ子, Kōshū Tani, 谷甲州, Yūko Yamao, 山尾悠子
Editor(s): Yasumi Kobayashi, 小林泰三, Issui Ogawa, 小川一水
Cover Artist: Naoyuki Katō, 加藤直之
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese, English
Publisher: Kurodahan Press
Published: January 2011
ISBN-10: 4902075180
ISBN-13: 9784902075182
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Darrell Schweitzer
   “A Gift from the Sea” (海からの贈り物) by Naoko Awa (安房直子)
   “Freud” by Toh Enjoe (円城塔)
   “The Whale That Sang on the Milky Way Network” (銀河ネットワークで歌を歌ったクジラ) by Mariko Ōhara (大原まり子)
   “Old Vohl’s Planet” (老ヴォールの惑星) by Issui Ogawa (小川一水)
   “The Big Drawer” (大きな引き出し) by Riku Onda (恩田陸)
   “Emanon: A Reminiscence” (おもいでエマノン) by Shinji Kajio (梶尾眞治)
   “Midst the Mist” (靄の中) by Kōji Kitakuni (北國浩二)
   “The Man Who Watched the Sea” (海を見る人) by Yasumi Kobayashi (小林泰三)
   “Melk’s Golden Acres” (メルクの黄金畑) by Nobuko Takagi (高樹のぶ子)
   “Q-Cruiser Basilisk” (仮装巡洋艦バシリスク) by Kōshū Tani (谷甲州)
   “Mountaintop Symphony” (山の上の交響楽) by Norio Nakai (中井紀夫)
   “Open Up” (開封) by Akira Hori (堀晃)
   “Perspective” (遠近法) by Yūko Yamao (山尾悠子)

Speculative Japan – Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy – edited by Gene van Troyer and Grania Davis

Title: Speculative Japan – Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series: Speculative Japan
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Hisashi Asakura, 浅倉久志, David Brin, Grania Davis, Masami Fukushima, 福島正実, Yoshimasu Gōzō, 吉増剛造, Ryō Hanmura, 半村良, Takashi Ishikawa, 石川喬司, Shinji Kajio, 梶尾眞治, Hiromi Kawakami, 川上弘美, Hirai Kazumasa, 平井和正, Sakyō Komatsu, 小松左京, Tensei Kōno, 河野典生, Taku Mayumura, 眉村卓, Mariko Ōhara, 大原まり子, Takumi Shibano , 柴野拓美, Aritsune Toyota, 豊田有恒, Yasutaka Tsutsui, 筒井康隆, Gene van Troyer, Kōichi Yamano, 山野浩一, Tetsu Yano, 矢野徹
Editor(s): Grania Davis, Gene van Troyer
Cover Artist: Naoyuki Katō, 加藤直之
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Kurodahan Press
Published: August 2007
ISBN-10: 4902075261
ISBN-13: 9784902075267
Contents:
   “Preface” by David Brin
   “Judy-san – Judith Merril, 1923-1997” by Grania Davis
   “Introduction: Phase Shifting” by Gene van Troyer
   “The Savage Mouth” by Sakyō Komatsu (小松左京)
   “A Time for Revolution” by Kazumasa Hirai (平井和正)
   “Hikari” by Tensei Kōno (河野典生)
   “I’ll Get Rid of Your Discontent” by Taku Mayumura (眉村卓)
   “The Road to the Sea” by Takashi Ishikawa (石川喬司)
   “Where Do the Birds Fly Now” by Kōichi Yamano (山野浩一)
   “Another Prince of Wales” by Aritsune Toyota (豊田有恒)
   “The Flower’s Life Is Short” by Masami Fukushima (福島正実)
   “Girl” by Mariko Ōhara (大原まり子)
   “Standing Woman” by Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井康隆)
   “Cardboard Box” by Ryō Hanmura (半村良)
   “The Legend of the Paper Spaceship” by Tetsu Yano (矢野徹)
   “Reiko’s Universe Box” by Shinji Kajio (梶尾眞治)
   “Mogera Wogura” by Hiromi Kawakami (川上弘美)
   “Adrenalin” by Yoshimasu Gōzō (吉増剛造)
   “Collective Reason: A Proposal” by Takumi Shibano (柴野拓美)
   “Afterword: “From Vertical to Horizontal”” by Hisashi Asakura (浅倉久志)
   “Editor’s Afterword: “Translator as Hero”” by Grania Davis