![]() ![]() But there were also a number that stood out, a series of wonderfully wry extracts from Plica-Chan a manga series that first appeared in the 1990s in the lesbian fanzine Anise the restless, atmospheric Night Footsteps in which an isolated woman looks back at a revelatory past relationship and Uehara Chigusa’s touching story of first love. There are entries that have a slightly bizarre, didactic quality, particularly Shichi Hakku’s speculative fiction centred on robots and patriarchy. ![]() Some stories have a slightly dated feel, for instance “Monalisa Night” which compares and contrasts bar culture in New York and Tokyo - although it’s still a fascinating glimpse of a lesbian community in a specific time and place - and Togarashi’s “Lover” an awkward exploration of sexual frustration. It features a detailed historical overview and a more general introduction on contexts and concepts informing the editor’s choices – originally published in 2008 I’d love to read updated versions of these essays. Ranging across genres from poetry to manga to short stories, this collection focuses on shifting representations of lesbian culture and identity in Japanese fiction. ![]()
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