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Thirty Years Later in TokyoAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 三十年後の東京 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In an unrecognizable Tokyo transformed by decades of technological leaps and existential threats, a relic from the past surfaces amid melting alpine snow: a gleaming metal sphere buried for thirty years. Inside lies Kosugi Masayoshi, a boy cryogenically frozen in 1947, now revived into a world where humanity retreats underground to evade atomic dangers and artificial hearts prolong life. As Masayoshi navigates this alien reality—populated by moving walkways, undersea cities, and farms thriving without sunlight—he grapples with loss and wonder. His reunion with a mother kept alive by machinery and encounters with younger siblings who dwarf him in age underscore time’s cruel irony. Yet mysteries linger: the fate of his uncle, the architect of his frozen slumber; the looming threat of interstellar visitors; and humanity’s fragile coexistence with its own destructive potential. Between subterranean metropolises and lunar expeditions, Masayoshi’s journey unveils a society balancing innovation with survival, where the past’s echoes collide with an uncertain cosmic future. |
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