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This 224 page book ([http://www.kinejun.com/book/detail/tabid/89/pdid/978-4-87376-374-3/Default.aspx more information]) is scheduled for release in mid-August 2011. It will be an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, who has formerly placed as a finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards for his writing on Darwinism in H.G. Wells. | This 224 page book ([http://www.kinejun.com/book/detail/tabid/89/pdid/978-4-87376-374-3/Default.aspx more information]) is scheduled for release in mid-August 2011. It will be an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, who has formerly placed as a finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards for his writing on Darwinism in H.G. Wells. It is listed among the books on Madoka Magica's [http://www.madoka-magica.com/books/04.html official website]. | ||
This is the translation of the book's description, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum. | This is the translation of the book's description, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum. | ||
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Revision as of 17:20, 11 August 2011
A Cage Named "Maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magika"
This 224 page book (more information) is scheduled for release in mid-August 2011. It will be an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, who has formerly placed as a finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards for his writing on Darwinism in H.G. Wells. It is listed among the books on Madoka Magica's official website.
This is the translation of the book's description, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum.
Original text | Translation |
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成熟という檻 『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』論 | A cage named "maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" |
はじめに | Foreword |
【1】希望のない檻 さやかと杏子 | 1. cage without hope - Sayaka and Kyoko |
1-1 希望と絶望 | 1.1 Hope and Despair |
さやかと杏子 | Sayaka and Kyoko |
希望と絶望はなぜ「差し引きゼロ」なのか | Why do hope and desperation cancel each other out? |
まどかの願い | Madoka's wish |
テーマの複雑化 | The complication of themes |
1-2 非人間的な秩序 Jホラーとの比較 | The inhuman order -- comparison with J-Horror |
秩序の恐怖 | The terror of order |
コズミック・コンフリクト | cosmic conflict |
友に呼びかける | calling out for friends |
1-3 さやかと杏子の結末 ホラーとしての『まどか☆マギカ』 | 1.3 The denouement of Sayaka and Kyoko -- "Madoka Magika" as horror |
魔法少女の生存条件 | The survival condition for mahou shoujo |
さやかの結末 | Sayaka's denouement |
杏子の結末 | Kyoko's denouement |
1-4 「非人間的な秩序」とゾンビ | 1.4 "Inhuman order" and Zombies |
ホメロスからドラキュラまで | From Homer to Dracula |
『モロー博士の島』 | "Island of Dr. Moreau" |
ゾンビと未来 | Zombies and future |
魔法少女とゾンビ | Mahou Shoujo and Zombies |
全体主義と未来 | Totalitarianism and future |
1-5 失った未来 | 1.5 The lost future |
タイムループ | Time loops |
反復 | Reiteration |
【2】希望の檻 まどかとほむら | 2. Cage of Hope -- Madoka and Homura |
2-1 インキュベータ | 2.1 Incubator |
インキュベーターと契約 | Incubator and contract |
インキュベーターと未来 | Incubator and future |
2-2 希望の檻 | 2.2 Cage of Hope |
ほむらとまどか | Homura and Madoka |
未来の知識 | The wisdom of future |
人間性と死 | Humanity and Death |
『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン』と組織 | "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and Institution |
2-3 ヒーローへの懐疑 | 2.3 Skepticism towards heroes |
心の自由とヒーロ | "Freedom of heart" and Heroes" |
避けられた対決 | Confrontation avoided |
おわりに - Afterword | Afterword |
Gallery
- Cage Named Maturity book 1.JPG
- Cage Maturity Book Scan 4.jpg