7/4/2023 0 Comments 蜘蛛男〈乱歩傑作選〉 by Edogawa Rampo![]() ![]() ![]() These publications helped establish a dynamic that was characteristic of the 1920s and 1930s culture of ero, guro, nansensu: readers might vicariously enjoy some “strange” or perhaps even transgressive occurrence that, because it was coded as “strange,” necessarily remained at a remove from ordinary life. ![]() In the 1920s, there emerged with the rise of the mass printing industry, a large number of publications dedicated to "strange" and "curious" things, including things associated with foreign cultures and expressions of non-heteronormative forms of sexual desire. This article examines the popular fascination with what was known as "ryōki" (curiosity-hunting) in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. ![]()
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