Forum - View topicNEWS: Science-Fiction Author James P. Hogan Passes Away
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mdo7
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I wasn't aware that Inherit the stars and other Giant series played an influence on Macross (aka Robotech) and Gundam. I did remember Gundam was being influenced by Starship Troopers which got an anime adaptation BTW. My hearts goes out to his family and RIP James P Hogan. Your work did influence Japan Sci-fi genre today. I wish Japan could return the favor by turning one of his book into a anime since I always thought western sci-fi would do a excellent job as a anime.
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B-503_MIA
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The book itself made an appearance in Mospeada (& by default Robotech too, right?!?). IIRC Jim/Lunk had been given it by a friend who died & he then left it by his grave. It's been a while since I've seen it, so I may be completely wrong...
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mdo7
Posts: 6253 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Never knew that. Are you familiar with William Gibson's Neuromancer? Gibson is the father of Cyberpunk and his work did a lot of influence on Japanese Cyberpunk genre. Probably without Gibson we wouldn't have anime like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Battle Angel Alita, and Bubblegum Crisis. I read it that after Gibson's work impact on Japan, Gibson became a frequent visitor to Japan. He would visit Chiba and Shibuya. There was a article Gibson wrote on Timeasia.com and he said this:
Neuromancer took place in Chiba, Japan which is the largest industrial city in the book and now ironically Chiba city in Japan became what the book as described. When he wrote the book, he never went to Japan at all. Since that book was translated to Japanese and Japan has embraced the Cyberpunk culture Gibson became a frequent visitor to Japan. It's amazing how his book made Japan fall in love with Cyberpunk (although Blade Runner has also play a big influence in cyberpunk culture in Japan) and how cyberpunk influenced anime and how cyberpunk anime have also created a anime fanbase in USA when it was still a small market back then. 
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TnAdct1
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Anyone else find it odd that when it comes to how Hogan's work provided some inspiration to various anime works, there's no mention of Negima (which, in its current arc, has a group of treaure hunters that befriend Nodoka named after characters from Inherit the Stars as well as spoiler[a spell named "Code of the Lifemaker")?]
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Basroil
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I am saddened to hear this. Mr. Hogan was one of my most favorite SF authors and I've tried to read everything he wrote. He will be missed.
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Scaramanga
Posts: 134 Location: San Diego, CA |
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A really good hard sci-fi author, who will definitely be missed. It's a shame about some of his personal beliefs though. We always want to believe the best of the people we admire.
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RedLeader
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Awwwww... The very first piece of manga I owned was the first issue of The Two Faces of Tomorrow when it was being released in comic book form. I recently got my hands on the HUMONGOUS TPB which was just awesome! The funny thing is... I tried looking for more of his work on Wikipeadia and got squat.
 In anycase, I'm sad now.
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