—— japanese detective fiction ┊ tantei shosetsu: 1880s-1940s → suiri shosetsu

• detective fiction and the rise of the japanese novel, 1880–1930 → book review/academic article
  • ＊ although the major part of the text is devoted to detective fiction (tantei shōsetsu), saito's larger goal, as the title suggests, is to demonstrate an essential link—a "genealogy" of interactions—between detective fiction and the canonical "modern japanese novel." by satoru saito
• dogra magra
  • ＊ the modern novel: the world-wide literary novel from 20th century onwards
  • ＊ demon crane press' translation — WIP
  • ＊ memory traces: interview with shuji shibata, producer of dogra magra
• horror and machines in prewar japan: the mechanical uncanny in yumeno kyûsaku's "dogura magura"
  • ＊ for yumeno, the mode of horror was an essential ingredient for his detective fiction, and in "dogura magura", this horror arises from what i refer to as "the mechanical uncanny"—the blurring of the line between human and machine resulting from the "mechanization" of human cognition. by miri nakamura
• literary history of the genre
  • ＊ japan's first detective story was published in 1889
• a mirror of society: japanese crime fiction → academic paper
  • ＊ brief historical view of the development of detective fiction in early-modern and postwar japanese writing, in order to situate women within this particular genre [...] by wendy jones nakanishi
• the shape of japanese detective fiction
  • ＊ blog dedicated to research on the genre
• shin honkaku lit. new orthodox → sub-genre
  • ＊ japanese encyclopedia background, history

—— mangaka

• osamu tezuka
  • ＊ inexhaustive info: life, oeuvre, star system +

—— novelists

• edogawa ranpo
  • ＊ 7 edogawa ranpo recommendations
    • recommendations on where to start with his writing and the films based off his work by matthew legare
  • ＊ the appeal of the strange: same-sex desire in edogawa ranpo’s mystery fiction
    • this chapter provides a detailed discussion of edogawa ranpo’s work and the deployment of sexuality in his writing. ranpo’s debut story "ni-sen dōka" focuses on the logical process of ratiocination used to solve a mystery; it includes an extensive description of an ingenious code, the means by which it is deciphered, and the unexpected reversal that occurs when a second message is found encrypted inside it. this focus on the process of sleuthing delighted [...] ranpo also took up an interest in the world of "perverse sexuality." by jeffrey angles
  • ＊ defining j-horror: the erotic, grotesque 'nonsense' of edogawa rampo
    • there is a type of horror story that centers on an individual's obsession with a single idea. it arises from the most innocent and everyday circumstances, but gradually this single idea becomes all-consuming, blurring the line between sanity and madness. in some cases, the transformations are not just psychological but physical, mutating a human being into something grotesque and unhuman. by eugene thacker
  • ＊ edogawa ranpo’s world of mystery and terror
    • an examination of the achievements and works of the unconventional writer by kimie itakura
  • ＊ the "ero-guro" mysteries of edogawa ranpo by ad blankestijn
    • intricate account of ranpo's major ero-guro works and the works they were inspired by, as well as the works they would inspire
  • ＊ the man in the chair: the plot twist as literary fetish in early edogawa ranpo
    • in this thesis, i argue that ranpo’s stories played a critical role in distinguishing an originally japanese crime-and-mystery genre. i also suggest that the way a plot twist ends each story, leaving its plot unresolved, in fact most seductively encourages his readers to think critically of what they have read, of their world, and of themselves. by katarina lacy klafka

—— formative names in shojo

• yoshiya nobuko
  • ＊ the beloved japanese novelist who became a queer manga icon
    • nobuko yoshiya’s stories of frustrated, forbidden love helped establish a genre read by millions. by sabrina imbler
  • ＊ the girl double: on the shojo as archetype in modern women's self-expression by mizuta noriko; tl. james garza
  • ＊ girls on the home front: an examination of shojo no tomo magazine 1937–1945 by hiromi tsuchiya dollase
  • ＊ nobuko yoshiya, pioneer of japanese lesbian literature
    • the author's work strongly influenced the narratives of 'shojo' manga, aimed primarily at a female audience. by clémence leleu
  • ＊ yoshiya nobuko 吉屋信子
    • feature on the feminist author by the college of literature, science and the arts of the university of michigan
  • ＊ writing same-sex love: sexology and literary representation in yoshiya nobuko's early fiction by michiko suzuki