The Girl in Harmagedon (closet screenplay)
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The Girl in Harmagedon is a literary work written in the form of closet screenplay
by Japanese science fiction
novelist, Kazumasa Hirai
. It was published from Tokuma Shoten
in 1980's. The original title is "Harumagedon no shojo（ハルマゲドンの少女）". It remains untranslated into English.
This work can be regarded as a side story
(gaiden
) of Hirai's lifework "Genma Wars Séries" and it features Michiko Azuma, an elder sister of Jo Azumas. Jo is hero of "Genma Wars Séries" or manga
"Genma Taisen".
The plot concerns Michiko Azuma time travel
ling to ancient Greece
and meeting Apollo
and Cronus
.
Closet screenplay
Related to closet drama, a closet screenplay is a screenplay intended not to be produced/performed but instead to be read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, out loud in a small group....
by Japanese science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novelist, Kazumasa Hirai
Kazumasa Hirai (author)
is a Japanese novelist from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and the law department of Chuo University. Hirai is well known for his SF-manga work...
. It was published from Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
in 1980's. The original title is "Harumagedon no shojo（ハルマゲドンの少女）". It remains untranslated into English.
This work can be regarded as a side story
Side story
A side story is a story that occurs alongside established stories set within a fictional universe. As opposed to a prequel, sequel, or interquel, a side story takes place within the same time frame as an existing work....
(gaiden
Gaiden
is a Japanese-language word meaning "side story" or "tale", used to refer to an anecdote or supplementary biography of a person. This use of gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off of a previously published work that is neither officially considered a sequel nor...
) of Hirai's lifework "Genma Wars Séries" and it features Michiko Azuma, an elder sister of Jo Azumas. Jo is hero of "Genma Wars Séries" or manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
"Genma Taisen".
The plot concerns Michiko Azuma time travel
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
ling to ancient Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and meeting Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
and Cronus
Cronus
In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky...
.