SF Shojo Manga Zen Shi Showa Ogon Ki Wo Chushin Ni (Chikuma Sensho)

[Machine Translation] The era of shoujo manga began in the 1960s, and by the mid-1970s, a series of excellent science fiction works emerged, ushering in the golden age of science fiction shoujo manga. Fumiko Okada, Keiko Takemiya, Moto Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, Mineko Yamada, and others emerged and changed shoujo manga dramatically with their science fiction imagination. What kind of creative adventures took place there? This leading SF critic discusses the history of SF shoujo manga from its infancy to the present, focusing on the golden age from the mid-1970s to the 1980s, including works of fantasy. A must-read as a guide to recommended works that should be read and passed down from generation to generation.

一九六〇年代から少女マンガの時代が始まり、七〇年代半ばになると優れたSF作品が続出、SF少女マンガ黄金期が到来する。岡田史子、竹宮恵子、萩尾望都、山岸凉子、山田ミネコらが頭角を現し、SF的想像力で少女マンガを大きく変えていった。そこにはどんな創作上の冒険があったのか。七〇年代半ば～八〇年代の黄金期を中心に、ファンタジー的作品も含め、揺籃期から現在までのSF少女マンガの歴史を、SF評論の第一人者が語りつくす。読み継がれるべき、おすすめ作品ガイドとしても必読の書。