A bewitching being that lures you into another world - that's the "Bride of Fantasy."
Of course, when we say "bride," we don't just mean women.
We refer to any bewitching and fascinating being that acts as a bridge between reality and another world.
Such beings have woven a variety of stories throughout history, from all over the world.
Let's take a peek at what lies hidden within.
In addition to the special features, there are also plenty of book reviews, film reviews, theater reviews, exhibition introductions, essays, and more!
▼Main Contents
◎Opening Visuals / Akiyoshi Rin, Tanaka Ryu, Hana, Yuuka, Nika Ken, Nebashi Yoichi
◎Beware of the Fantasy "Bride" - Otherworldly and Female Characters in "Medea," "Tales of Ugetsu," "Midsommar," and More by Urano Reiko
◎The Artist in the Art, or the Supreme Women by Baba Noriko
◎Maybe it's Time to Consider the Simple Fact that a Bride Is Not a Spouse by Motohashi Gyunyu
◎The Forbidden Charm that Reminds the Dead of the Past - The Truth Contained in the Myth of Orpheus by Namiki Makoto
◎Women Enchanted by Selkies, the Seal Fairies by Sagara Tsutsuji
◎Marsiteia is on the Moon - The Woman of Another World, Pursued Precisely Because She Can't Be Obtained by Mizuha Ryu
◎The Mistress of the Fairyland - "The Green-Eyed Lady" and "Lupin the Third" "The Castle of Cagliostro" by Yurika Miyano
◎A Brief Review of "The Ancient Magus' Bride" by Chiha Migo
◎The Monster's Brides by Masayuki Yamoto
◎A Love Journey to the Past: A History of Time-Travel Romance Films by Norihiko Asao
◎A Day of Heaven and Nightmares with My Favorite Idols by Yuichi Hihara
◎A Journey of a Devilish Man and a Madwoman? ~The hidden themes in Shirley Jackson's short story collection "The Lottery" by Otojiro Machikane
◎An era in which "machine brides" become real~Keroppy Maeda considers survival strategies as a "human"
◎REVIEWS / Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride," Edogawa Ranpo's "The Man Who Traveled with a Paper Flower," Dante's "The New Life," Okamoto Kido's "Tamamo no Mae," Lord Dunsany's "The Princess of Elfland," and more
◎Etsuko Miura, Yogo, Haga Ichiyo (Kazuhiro Haga), Saigo Noboru, eat, and Kishida Takashi
◎TH RECOMMENDATIONS / "Taro Okamoto and the Tower of the Sun: A Bet on the World Expo," Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project - ODYSSEY's "HINOTORI," Ariane Labed's "Sisters of September and July," Jan Švankmajer's "Mushi," and more
