Year of publication:
2018
Lorenzo-Otero, J.L. (2018). El manga de ciencia ficción: la distopía como reflejo de las inquietudes de la sociedad japonesa. CuCo, Cuadernos De cómic, (10), 65-83. https://doi.org/10.37536/cuco.2018.10.1186
In today’s society, manga has become an important Japanese cultural industry that has been exported to the whole globe. Because of this, its main social values have migrated to a group of consumers to whom, originally, it was not intended. In this information’s transfer, highlights the presence of a series of titles, inscribed in science fiction, whose narrative presents a world of dystopian and apocalyptic character. This article attempt to investigate the meaning and themes present in those manga that delve into a theme of dystopian science fiction.