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Mari Kotani

こたに まり

Kotani Mari

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1958-07-11 （Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English

経歴

職業
Literary critic, Translator, Pharmacist
活動期間
1978年〜2025年
所属
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ), Japan PEN Club
所属団体
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ), Japan PEN Club
影響を受けた人物
Donna Haraway, Kazuko Yamada, Joanna Russ

学歴

Kitasato University
Faculty of Pharmacy / Department of Pharmacy
学位: 学士
国: Japan
Graduation year not specified in available sources

受賞歴

BABEL International Translation Award (Japan Translation Award)
1991
対象作品: Cyborg Feminism (co-translation)
部門: 思想部門
主催: BABEL International Translation Award Committee
結果: winner
Japan Science Fiction Grand Prize
1994
対象作品: The Feminine Unconscious
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
結果: winner
Sense of Gender Award (Special Prize)
2004
対象作品: Alien Bedfellows
部門: 特別賞
主催: Sense of Gender Award Committee
結果: declined
Shibano Takumi Memorial Japan SF Fandom Award (Shibano Prize)
2021
主催: Japan SF Fandom community
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Feminine Unconscious: An Introductory Essay on Women in SF

1994年 Literary criticism

A collection of critiques that introduced a systematic feminist perspective into Japanese SF and fantasy criticism; analyzes SF from women-centered and gender-aware viewpoints.

feminismgenderSF criticism

Holy Mother Evangelion

1997年 Criticism

A critical reading of Neon Genesis Evangelion from cultural and gender-related perspectives.

anime criticismgender

Adventures of Fantasy

1998年 Criticism

An introductory guide and essays on reading fantasy works.

fantasyintroduction

Alien Bedfellows

2004年 Criticism

An essay collection examining inter-species relationships and feminist perspectives through SF and fantasy works.

feminisminter-species relationships

Techno-Gothic

2005年 Criticism

Criticism exploring the intersection of technology and Gothic imagination.

technologygothicSF

Risuko's SF and Occasional Caregiving Diary

2010年 Essay

A personal essay mixing SF criticism with accounts of caregiving.

caregivingpersonal memoirSF

Gender Affairs: Heisei Pop Culture and Feminism

2021年 Criticism

A recent collection of criticism discussing gender issues through Heisei-era pop culture.

pop culturegenderfeminism

全著作

  • The Feminine Unconscious (1994)
  • Holy Mother Evangelion (1997)
  • Adventures of Fantasy (1998)
  • Recommendations for Okoge: Cultlike Masculinity (1999)
  • Seven Keys to Reading Harry Potter (2002)
  • Alien Bedfellows (2004)
  • Techno-Gothic (2005)
  • Keys of the Stars, Magic Box: Mari Kotani's Fantasy & SF Guide (2005)
  • Risuko's SF and Occasional Caregiving Diary (2010)
  • Gender Affairs: Heisei Pop Culture and Feminism (2021)

作家による翻訳

  • Cyborg Feminism (co-translation)
  • Textual Harassment (edited translation)

作風・主題

文体
Feminist, interdisciplinary criticismCultural-analytic approach
頻出モチーフ
genderfeminismintersection of technology and gothicSF and fandom culture

評価・遺産

Regarded as a critic who systematically introduced feminist perspectives into Japanese SF and fantasy criticism. Stimulated gender discourse through translation, criticism, and fandom activities.

関連学会

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
  • Japan PEN Club

豆知識

  • Her 1978 cosplay appearance at the Japan SF convention is sometimes cited as an early milestone in Japanese cosplay history.
  • She formerly worked as a pharmacist at the Shonan Red Cross Blood Center.
  • A legal dispute involving a remark in 'Alt-Culture' led to a Tokyo District Court ruling ordering apology and compensation (2001).
  • She declined the Sense of Gender Award special prize in 2004.