my first post on the history of Japanese science fiction.

I go right back to 1857, the beginning of the genre, to discuss A Feel Good Tale of Conquering the West (西征快心編), set in an alternate world where samurai hordes kidnap Queen Victoria and annihilate Britain.

https://open.substack.com/pub/elikpwilliam/p/jsf1-the-first-japanese-sci-fi-story?r=297xfm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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