Yusaku Kitano
Author of Mr. Turtle
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Works by Yusaku Kitano
CALL MAGAZINE vol.16 百字八景 1 copy
駄記憶 1 copy
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S-Fマガジン 1996年 06月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
Sci-Fire 2021 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2022年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2021年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2021年 04月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2020年 06 月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2020年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2019年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2017年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
クジラ、コオロギ、人間以外 ノンヒューマン歌唱アンソロジー — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2009年 05月臨時増刊号 STRANGE FICTION — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2002年 02月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2010年 09月号 [雑誌] — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2010年 07月号 [雑誌] — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2006年 04月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFが読みたい! 2023年版 — Contributor — 1 copy
万象ふたたび — Contributor — 1 copy
大阪SFアンソロジー:OSAKA2045 — Contributor — 1 copy
ウカイロ No.9 The End is Beginning is The End — Contributor — 1 copy
2010年代SF傑作選 1 — Contributor — 1 copy
文学ムック たべるのがおそい vol.6 — Contributor — 1 copy
SFマガジン 2017年 12 月号 — Contributor — 1 copy
行き先は特異点 (年刊日本SF傑作選) (創元SF文庫) — Contributor — 1 copy
OUT TO LAUNCH! — Contributor — 1 copy
きまぐれ星からの伝言 (文芸書) — Contributor — 1 copy
アステロイド・ツリーの彼方へ (年刊日本SF傑作選) (創元SF文庫) — Contributor — 1 copy
万象 — Contributor — 1 copy
眉村卓の異世界通信 — Contributor; Contributor — 1 copy
貝楼諸島より — Contributor — 1 copy
S-Fマガジン 2010年 02月号 [雑誌] — Contributor — 1 copy
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Kame-kun aka Mr. Turtle is a cyborg anthropomorphic turtle who can only talk in grunts but has human-like hands and feet which allow him to type on a keyboard (and thus have a communication interface) and to walk upright. He spends a lot of time in the library and also eventually gets a job as a forklift operator. The job however seems to also entail battling some sort of monstrous crawfish that emerge from containers shipped via wormhole from Jupiter!
Yusaku Kitano makes the transition from a simple earthly life to a mind-bending interplanetary war in a very gradual way. Even in the end it wasn't at all clear to me what was a memory of the past, what was the present and what was a vision of the future but the Kame-kun character is more memorable and endearing than dozens of standard stereotypical heroes and protagonists whether fantasy, sci-fi or any fiction. As said by the translator Tyran Grillo in his excellent introduction: "This turtle has your back."
Stray Observation:
Yusaku Kitano isn't done with his turtleverse and has already issued a related book カメリ (Kamélie aka Ms. Turtle). Hopefully a translation will be made available.… (more)