1. Introduction: A Welcome from Your Guide I am Ruriha, an onboard AI. Alongside my master, Simon Galbraith, I…
Category: Works
“Smart Box Man” won an excellence award at the 12th Hoshi Awards
My short story, “Smart Box Man,” won an excellence award at the 12th Hoshi Awards. The full text i…
What is Sci-Fi Prototyping (SFP)?
hat is Sci-Fi Prototyping (SFP)? You can listen to this 2-minute video if you are in a hurry. You can also wat…
Buddhpunk and Buddhist science fiction – the background of “Hosshoji the Rocket Temple” Part 2
Continued from Part 1. Why did I write a Buddhist science fiction short story Hosshoji the Rocket Temple? Firs…
Buddhpunk and Buddhist science fiction – the background of “Hosshoji the Rocket Temple” Part 1
I wrote Hosshoji the Rocket Temple as a Buddhist science fiction short story. The e-book has made a record for…
“Final Anchors” (short story, Fifth Nikkei Hoshi Award Grand Prix winner) is published from Hayakawa Shobo
Two AI self-driving cars are about to collide. They have to decide which one should survive in 0.5 seconds. Th…
Hosshoji the Rocket Temple (short story, The 9th Sogen SF Short Story Prize winner)
This is the 9th Original Sci-Fi Short Film Award winner.The Kuju Pagoda becomes a spaceship and goes to destroy the Great Buddha on the other planet.
Tempus Fugit (short story)
“Stay as you are, Time. You are so beautiful.” From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust Ataraxia is …