Bōken sekai
| Categories | Boys' adventure magazine |
|---|---|
| First issue | 1908 |
| Final issue | 1920 |
| Company | Hakubunkan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Bōken sekai (meaning Adventure World in English) was a boys' adventure magazine which was started during the late Meiji period in Japan. It was headquartered in Tokyo and existed between 1908 and 1920.
History and profile
Bōken sekai was established in 1908.[1][2] In the first issue the magazine stated its objective as “to tell exciting stories from throughout the world that will not only inspire a spirit of daring, courage, and sincerity, but eliminate all those runts who are weak, corrupt, and decadent.”[3] It was part of Hakubunkan Publications[4] and was based in Tokyo.[5] The magazine targeted male students and featured historical hero and adventure novels.[1] It frequently covered literary work about Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War as well as about fantastic adventures around the world.[2]
Shunro Oshikawa was the founding editor-in-chief of Bōken sekai.[3] He was replaced by Tenpu Abe in the post in 1911 and his term ended in 1917.[6] The magazine ceased publication in 1920.[2]
References
- ^ a b Andrea Germer; Vera Mackie; Ulrike Wöhr (25 July 2014). Gender, Nation and State in Modern Japan. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-317-66715-5. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Satomi Saito (2007). "Culture and authenticity: the discursive space of Japanese detective fiction and the formation of the national imaginary" (PhD Thesis). University of Iowa. p. 42. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Kuroko no Basket: On The Masculinity of the Shounen Hero". Hachimitsu. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Owen Griffiths (September 2007). "Militarizing Japan: Patriotism, Profit, and Children's Print Media, 1894-1925" (PDF). The Asia-Pacific Journal. 5 (9). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Carol Gluck (1985). Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the Late Meiji Period. Princeton University Press. p. 290. ISBN 0-691-00812-4. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Naoki Fujimoto (February 2012). "Future war novels in the past: which war did the humankind choose?" (PDF). National Diet Library Newsletter. Retrieved 18 January 2017.