In my previous post, I wrote about how it could be possible for a 19th century isolationist Japan to adopt steam technology and manifest its own industrial revolution akin to the Victorian societies presented in most steampunk literature. This installment thus aims to explain the panku in steampanku. The earliest works in the genre sought [...]
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Silver Tiger, Part One
Author’s note: This is my response to the Saucy Wenches Podcast writing prompt of Paper and Tiger. It is also my first foray into the Steampanku genre. I hope you enjoy; any and all criticism would be greatly appreciated, since it is still just a first draft. Silver Tiger, Part I – Minako The firebox [...]
What is Steampanku? – Part I
Perhaps the most fascinating feature of Japanese culture is the ability to take an outside influence and amalgamate it with their own rich heritage to make a unique, yet ostensibly Japanese phenomenon. This effect is seeded in its relatively isolationist beginnings and resulting opening up to the world after the arrival of Commodore Perry and [...]
Welcome to Steampanku!
This is the first post of steampanku, my personal fiction blog centered around steampunk written in a completely japanese aesthetic. There’s nothing much here at the moment, but as soon as I start writing more and more, I will post finished stories and drafts (mostly drafts). In anticipation of NaNoWriMo 2009, I will also use [...]
