Uchūjin
Founder | Takumi Shibano |
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Founded | 1957 |
First issue | May 1957 |
Final issue Number | September 2013 204 |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Uchūjin (
History[edit]
Uchūjin began publication with the May 1957 issue. Science fiction author and translator Takumi Shibano as the founding editor, making it the oldest Japanese science fiction fanzine.[1] Shibano (under the pseudonym "Kozumi Rei" (
The club changed its name to Uchūjin before the first issue, and focused on science fiction writing, translation, critique, and related topics. Since the first issue, many of its contributors went on to become well-known speculative fiction writers, including Sakyō Komatsu, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Ryū Mitsuse, Shinji Kajio, Akira Hori, Kōji Tanaka, Yoshinori Shimizu, Baku Yumemakura, and Masaki Yamada.[2]
At the first Nihon SF Taikai in 1962 (which Shibano chaired),[3] Uchūjin held a fifth anniversary party. They also released a self-parody fanzine titled Space Deer (
Contributors[edit]
The following writers contributed to Uchūjin over the years:
- Kazumasa Hirai
- Tadashi Hirose
- Akira Hori
- Shinichi Hoshi
- Fujio Ishihara
- Eisuke Ishikawa
- Norio Itō
- Shinji Kajio
- Ichirō Kanō
- Sakyo Komatsu
- Tadashi Kōsai
- Aran Kyōdomari
- Taku Mayumura
- Hiroshi Minamiyama
- Ryu Mitsuse
- Tsutomu Miyazaki
- Kōsei Ono
- Eiichirō Saitō
- Hakukō Saitō
- Yoshinori Shimizu
- Kōji Tanaka
- Aritsune Toyota
- Yasutaka Tsutsui
- Katsufumi Umehara
- Masaki Yamada
- Tetsu Yano
- Baku Yumemakura
Best collections[edit]
Several collections of works from Uchūjin were published in Japan.
- Invitation to Japan's SF Origins: "Uchūjin" Selections (
日本 SF・原点 への招待 ―「宇宙塵 」傑作 選 , Nihon SF Genten e no Shōtai: "Uchūjin" Kessakusen) series: Volumes 1-3 (May 1977, Kodansha), published for the 20th anniversary of the fanzine - New "Uchūjin" SF Best Works Selection (
新 「宇宙塵 」SF傑作 選 , Shin "Uchūjin" SF Kessakusen) series, published for the 30th anniversary of the fanzine- Volume 1: Recommendations for the Apocalypse (
破局 のおすすめ, Hakyoku no Osusume) (December 1987, Kawade Shobō Shinsha, ISBN 4309402062) - Volume 2: Whispers of Eternity (
無限 のささやき, Mugen no Sasayaki) (December 1987, Kawade Shobō Shinsha, ISBN 4309402070)
- Volume 1: Recommendations for the Apocalypse (
- The Miracle of Japanese SF: The Best of Uchuujin (
日本 SFの軌跡 宇宙塵 傑作 選 , Nihon SF no Kiseki: Uchuujin Kessakusen) edited by Takumi Shibano, published for the 40th anniversary of the fanzine- Volume 1 (December 1997, Shuppan Geijutsusha, ISBN 4882931478)
- Volume 2 (December 1997, Shuppan Geijutsusha, ISBN 4882931486)
Awards and honors[edit]
Uchūjin has received the following awards and honors:
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Result | Refs |
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1962 | World Science Fiction Society | Hugo Award, Best Amateur Magazine |
Honorable Mention | [4] |
1982 | (Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan) |
Seiun Award, Special Award (Japan's oldest fanzine) |
Won | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ Yokota, Jun'ya (November 2015). "
横田 順 彌 「ぼくと星 さんのこと」" [Jun'ya Yokota "About Me and Hoshi-san"] (in Japanese). Shinichi Hoshi Official Site. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. - ^ Tatsumi, Takayuki (March 2000). "Generations and Controversies: An Overview of Japanese Science Fiction, 1957-1997". Science Fiction Studies. 27 (1).
- ^ "Japan National SF Convention History". Japanese Association for Science Fiction International Communication. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Award Category: 1962 Best Amateur Magazine (Hugo Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "1982 Seiun Award". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
External links[edit]
宇宙塵 公式 サイト at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 July 2010)- Uchūjin series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Media related to Uchūjin at Wikimedia Commons